Here is why Richard Gomez, Lucy Torres keep away from watching daughter Juliana Gomez’s fencing matches

If there’s one factor that superstar dad and mom, Leyte Rep. Richard Gomez and Ormoc Metropolis Mayor Lucy Torres keep away from, it’s watching their solely daughter Juliana’s fencing matches.

This was revealed in an interview by Gretchen Ho on the father-daughter duo, which she posted on her Instagram account not too long ago, by which a video of them sparring towards each other have been additionally proven.

“If there’s one benefit that newly topped UAAP Fencing champion Juliana Gomez has been utilizing, it’s the chance to spar and study from her father, SEA Video games gold medalist Richard Gomez. Take a look at this video of them going at it in a fencing fitness center in Ormoc,” Ho mentioned in her caption.

Juliana, a pupil of BS Public Administration on the College of the Philippines in Diliman, not too long ago delivered her college’s lone gold for particular person epee in the course of the UAAP.

Ho mentioned that Gomez revealed that he “generally is a little bit robust on Juliana particularly when watching her matches,” which was the primary purpose why “he doesn’t come to see them stay anymore.”

Alternatively, Torres additionally couldn’t take watching Juliana’s matches as a result of she will get too nervous.

“However each of them have offered a wealth of knowledge and assist to their daughter, together with holding themselves from displaying their trophies & awards round the home to keep away from pressuring their solely baby,” she mentioned.

In a separate interview, Ho mentioned she was amazed by Juliana’s “noticeable psychological and emotional fortitude” in coping with the pressures of her chosen sports activities.

“Aside from taking the transition from UP Volleyball’s Staff B to the UP Fencing Staff, do you know she already constructed a crew round her composed of a fencing coach, a energy and conditioning coach, and a sports activities psychologist? Does this ring some bells for you? Sure, it’s the Olympic profitable system of Hidilyn Diaz. Juliana says she’s severe about her dream to make it to the Olympics,” mentioned Ho.

“And why not? If Juliana generally is a UAAP champion in her rookie yr after simply two years of great fencing coaching, then for positive, one of the best is but to return,” she added. EDV

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