Philippines’ Maxine Isabel Esteban (left) competes with Singapore’s Denyse Chan Wan Jing in the women’s foil team fencing final during the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi in 2022. AFP PHOTO
In pursuit of an Olympic dream, Filipino fencer Maxine Esteban has opted to change nationalities as she will now represent Cote d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast, a country from West African.