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It's back to the books for Kiria, who is juggling studies and fencing as she qualifies for Games

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From left: Kiria Tikanah, her coach Henry Koh, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong, and MCCY parliamentary secretary Eric Chua, during a training session at the OCBC Arena last month.

From left: Kiria Tikanah, her coach Henry Koh, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong, and MCCY parliamentary secretary Eric Chua, during a training session at the OCBC Arena last month.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF MCCY

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Hours after becoming just the second Singaporean fencer to qualify for the Olympics, Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman was not thinking about Tokyo, but Wi-Fi signals.
Specifically the strength of those in the hotel she will be serving her stay-home notice in.
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