00:00He gave updates to Philippine Fencing Team Head Coach Rolanda Amat-Amat Canlas
00:05about the condition of the Paris Olympian Fencer Samantha Catantana
00:09who is recovering from a knee injury.
00:12That's what his teammate, Daryl Oclares, said.
00:16After his unfortunate debut in the 2024 Paris Olympics,
00:21the Philippine Olympic Fencer Samantha Catantana was not able to make it to the strip.
00:27This is because she again had an anterior cruciate ligament or ACL tear
00:32that became the reason for her to undergo a surgery.
00:35A few months after the surgery,
00:37Catantana continued to improve with the help of Penn State University
00:42where he also studied for his Master's Degree in Accounting.
00:46In an interview with Philippine Fencing Team Head Coach Rolando Amat-Amat Canlas,
00:52he said that Catantana's condition is already good
00:54but he is not yet able to return to the competition.
01:25According to Canlas, Catantana plans to compete in the World Championships in July
01:31but his doctors have not allowed him yet.
01:34For now, Canlas can only be sure that Catantana will not be eliminated
01:38from the national lineup for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December.
01:55His injuries were healed and he did not recover.
02:00His doctor also made sure that he will rest for a year without fencing.
02:07Daryl Oclares for Atletang Pilipino for Bagong Pilipinas.
