REDEMPTION FOR KOH AFTER 'SPECIAL' WIN

Singapore fencer improves on second-place finish at previous event of Junior World Cup

- Melvyn Teoh

Elle Koh with her father and coach Henry Koh after the 18-year-old became the first Singaporean fencer to clinch a Junior World Cup title since Amita Berthier in 2017 with her epee victory in Bahrain on Jan 18.

(FENCING SINGAPORE)

With her victory in Manama, Bahrain, on Jan 18, Elle Koh became the first Singaporean fencer to clinch an epee title at a Junior World Cup.

At the Khalifa Sports City Stadium, the second seed beat top-seeded Farah Mahfouz of Egypt 15-6 to win the gold, which is a first individual title for a Singaporean fencer at a Junior World Cup since Amita Berthier’s foil title in Cuba in 2017.

The 18-year-old’s victory comes after a successful SEA Games campaign in Thailand, where she won the women’s epee crown for the third time in a row and was also part of the quartet who clinched the women’s epee team event.