(UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines: University of the East (UE) high school fencers Nina Canlas and James Lim dominated their respective categories even as Red Warriors rookie Willa Galvez made a huge contribution in the 2nd Malaysia Fencing Federation Minime International Fencing Championship held Nov. 30-Dec. 5, 2023, at the Tan Sri Hamzah Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Canlas, a Grade 9 student at UE-Manila, captured two gold medals after ruling the Under-14 and Under-17 women's epee individual, beating Sara Sofea Idongesit of Malaysia's Five Star Fencing Club, 15-11, in the finals of U-14, and Ching Yang of Taipei, 15-10, in the U-17 finals.

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