Filipino fencing athlete Samantha Catantan practices for the Southeast Asian Games (SEAGAMES) with the Philippine Fencing Team at the Philippine Sports Institute at the Ultra in Pasig City on November 12, 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/file

MANILA – Filipina Olympic fencer Sam Catantan has undergone surgery after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament again in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Aileen Lim-Catantan, the mother of the former UAAP standout, said in a post Friday that the surgery took place in St. Luke's Medical Center in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

Catantan's mother had a short message to the "strongest person she knows."

"I know you'll get through this because you're the strongest person I know Samantha Kyle Catantan ..We're all rooting for your quick recovery🙏🙏..iloveu😘" she aid.

Despite reinjuring her ACL, one thing's quite certain: she will not leave fencing.

READ: Paris 2024: Filipina fencer Catantan re-injures knee in Olympics

"Actually since after surgery po, I feel that I love fencing more. I also feel that I just started fencing," Catantan previously told ABS-CBN News.

The younger Catantan bowed out of Paris Games following a 12-15 defeat at the hands of Italian foilist Arianna Errigo in the Table of 32 in women's individual foil competition.

But it wasn't all tough luck for her in France as she scored a 15-13 victory over Brazilian foe Mariana Pistoia before entering the Table of 32.

Catantan is now World No. 87 in rankings after the conclusion of the Summer Games.

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