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Fencing: Olympic delay a silver lining for Amita Berthier as she still dreams of Tokyo Games
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National fencer Amita Berthier remains undeterred in her quest to feature in Japan.
PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME/FENCING
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SINGAPORE - The year-long delay of the Tokyo Olympics has played havoc with the sporting calendar but has also provided a silver lining for national fencer Amita Berthier.
In a bid to qualify for this year's Summer Games, the 19-year-old Singaporean had put off her second year of studies at the University of Notre Dame to train full-time at the Bluegrass Fencers' Club in Lexington, Kentucky, with coach Amgad Khazbak.
