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S'porean fencer Berthier aims for Olympics despite coronavirus setback
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Fencer Amita Berthier was training in Kentucky with coach Amgad Khazbak before her plans were derailed by Covid-19
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The year-long delay of the Tokyo Olympics has played havoc with the sporting calendar, but it has also provided a silver lining for national fencer Amita Berthier.
In a bid to qualify for this year's Games, the 19-year-old had put off her second academic year at the University of Notre Dame to train full-time at the Bluegrass Fencers' Club in Lexington, Kentucky, with coach Amgad Khazbak.
