SINGAPORE: Ask Singapore fencer Amita Berthier about killer instinct, and the 23-year-old might bring up the time her coach Oleg Matseichuk made her watch a video of two animals fighting.
Among the highlights of the Ukrainian's long stint in Japan include leading Yuki Ota to the men's individual foil silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the men’s foil team to silver at the 2012 London Olympics. On her calendar are three World Cups and the Asian Championships where good performances will help Berthier improve her world ranking and seeding in the women's foil event at the Olympics. She is currently ranked world number 28.“I went into the last one as a participant … first Olympics, nobody had ever qualified for Singapore. So it was a huge achievement for me,” she said.
Thereafter, the top individual fencers of the four zones who have not made the cut through the team category qualify for the Games. Berthier qualified under this category. “I respect her obviously off the strip but I think on the strip, it doesn't matter if you're world ranked number one or you are friends, you’ve just got to put that respect aside and give your best.”
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