2024 saw Singapore fencing reach new heights, with Kiria Tikanah earning an Olympic berth and Jonathan Au Eong winning historic gold at the SEA Games.
Kiria Tikanah — Olympic journey: Tokyo to Paris
Kiria Tikanah earned a spot on the Singapore Olympic team for Paris 2024, continuing her journey from Tokyo 2020 to becoming Singapore’s first women’s epeeist Olympian.
- The Straits Times — Singapore’s Kiria Tikanah earns Olympic berth
- CNA — Paris Olympic Games: Fencing epee Kiria Tikanah
- 8world — Kiria Tikanah Olympics fencing
- Zaobao — Kiria Tikanah’s Olympic journey
Jonathan Au Eong — Historic foil gold + medical school
Jonathan Au Eong won historic gold in Men’s Foil at the SEA Games, becoming Singapore’s first-ever gold medalist in the event. He also continues his academic journey at Nanyang Technological University.
- The Straits Times — Jonathan Au Eong wins historic gold in Men’s Individual Foil
- Yahoo News Singapore — SEA Games fencer Jonathan Au Eong first Singaporean Men’s Foil gold
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