The Straits Times Fencer Berthier pays emotional tribute to late father Eric after qualifying for Olympics Fencer Amita Berthier (left) collapses on her knees in celebration after scoring the final point to defeat Uzbekistan's Yana Alborova 15-14 in the women's foil final to earn her ticket to Tokyo.PHOTO: SCREENSHOT/YOUTUBE Berthier and her coach Amgad Khazbak in Tashkent, where the 20-year-old became the first Singaporean fencer to qualify for the Olympics when she topped the women's foil event at the Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament.PHOTO: FENCING SINGAPORE https://str.sg/JFWs They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.