Published May 10, 2021, 5:20 PM
World No. 1 James de los Santos continued with his winning ways as he pocketed three gold medals in a span of five days to improve his collection to 18 this year in the E-Kata tournaments.
The 30-year-old de los Santos ruled the third leg of the Budva Winner-Adria Cup last May 5, and last Sunday he topped the first edition of the Euro Grand Prix and the fourth leg of the Katana Inter-Continental League.
Overall, the former national team member now has a total of 54 gold medals won since he joined the online meets last April 2020 when face-to-face events here and abroad were prohibited because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published February 22, 2021, 9:01 PM
Filipino online karate sensation James de los Santos claimed two gold medals this weekend which increased his total medal haul to six less than a month after he started his campaign this year.
De los Santos won his fifth gold medal after beating American Alfredo Bustamante 24.9-24.6 in the Budva Winner #1 final e-kata individual male senior’s category as results were posted Saturday by Sportsdata – an online page recognized by the World Karate Federation (WKF).
The following day, the 30-year-old ruled the Athletes’ E-Tournament Series #1 following another win against Bustamante in the final round 25.5-24.34 that gave him his sixth gold medal.