Filipino fencers Noelito Jose, Hanniel Abella, and Nathaniel Perez all get the boot in their respective categories in the Asia-Oceania Zonal Olympic Qualifier
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.turned her dream to reality by qualifying for the Paris Games, three other Filipinos fell short of their Olympic aspirations.
Seeded 14th after the pool stage, Jose suffered an early exit in men’s epee as he absorbed a narrow 15-13 loss to No. 3 seed Jian Tong Sito of Singapore in the round of 16. Abella, meanwhile, reached the quarterfinals in women’s epee after a 15-6 rout of Iran’s Reihaneh Rezaei Tadi in the round of 16, but she saw the end of the road following a 15-8 beating from top seed Kiria Tikanah of Singapore.
Fencers who vied for Paris berths in Fujairah faced an uphill climb since the Asia-Oceania qualifier offered just one Olympic spot for each of the six individual categories.
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