This will be Kiria's second Olympic Games appearance.
New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: It all came down to a nail-biting final bout, but fencer Kiria Tikanah held her nerve and on Sunday qualified for the upcoming Paris Olympics .
The 23-year-old emerged tops in the women’s epee final at the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates , after beating India’s Taniksha Khatri 15-13.En route to the final, the Singaporean beat Philippines Hanniel Abella and edged out Mongolia’s Amarzaya Batsaikhan 15-13 in the semifinals.She is the second Singapore fencer to book her ticket to Paris, after compatriot Amita Berthier confirmed her spot at the Games last month.
Berthier, 23, qualified for the Olympics after finishing joint 20th in the women's foil event at the International Fencing Federation Grand Prix in Washington on Mar 17. Samuel Robson, 18, will join Kiria and Berthier should he beat Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi-Tung in the men’s foil final later on Sunday.
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