Published February 16, 2021, 7:16 PM
World No. 1 James De los Santos claimed the gold medal in the first leg of the 2021 Katana Intercontinental League E-Tournament on Monday, Feb. 15, a big improvement when the event held its first meet in May last year.
The 30-year-old online karate sensation defeated world No. 2 Domont Matias Moreno 26.64-25-06 in the finals as results were posted on SportsData, a webpage recognized by the World Karate Federation (WKF).
The gold medal performance of de los Santos – a former national team member – was far from the fifth place finish he had during the first staging of the online event.