HONG KONG: Filipino cadet fencers Louis Shoemaker and Sophia Santiago posted contrasting victories to bag the gold medal in their respective categories at the start of the Allstar Hong Kong Fencing Championships 2023 on Friday, August 25, at the Kowloon Bay International Bay and Exhibition Center 1 in Kowloon.
Shoemaker, a 17-year-old senior high school fencer at University of the East and Canlas Fencing, dismantled top seed Szeto Tsz Wang of Hong Kong, 15-7, in the finals of the under-17 men's individual foil for his first gold medal in international competition.
Nicol Canlas also claimed gold in under-12 women's individual sabre by beating fellow CF member Elise Acuzar, 15-8, in the finals, while Christine Morales topped the under-10 women's individual foil with a 10-6 win over Singapore's Natalie Lui in the finals, and Aly Villacin ruled the under-8 mixed sabre as she downed Thailand's Chanathat Jirasinwanich, 10-6, in the finals.
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