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Kurt Barbosa
KURT BARBOSA
Kurt Barbosa was a prime embodiment of the never-say-die mentality when he became the first Filipino jin to qualify for the Olympics since Tshomlee Go in Beijing 2008. Barbosa overcame a 15-point deficit with just over a minute left to upset the much taller home bet Zaid Alhalawani in the qualifying tournament in Jordan.
The 22-year-old pride of Bangeud, Abra will look to emerge as the country’s first Olympic medalist in the combat sport as he competes in the men’s -58 kg category.
The 2019 SEA Games gold winner will have his hands full against reigning world champion Jang Jun of South Korea and other top-ranked jins Vito Dell’Aquila of Italy and Jesús Tortosa of Spain.
Monday, 19 July 2021
Taekwondo world champion Jang Jun has set his sights on being South Korea s first gold medallist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Jang s under-58 kilograms division is scheduled for Makuhari Messe on July 24 - one day after the Opening Ceremony here and the first day when medals will be awarded.
It means the flyweight, who won the world title in Manchester in 2019, could provide the perfect start to the taekwondo competition for the nation where the sport was born. I am nervous about competing at such a big event for the first time, but I d like to post a good result, Jang said, according to
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The scenes in Vincenzo featuring Italy s impressive architecture were all created using computer graphics (Image: Netflix)
Song Joong-ki had to work with green and blue screens to feign walking down Italian streets (Image: Netflix)
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Vincenzo wasn’t filmed in Italy
The opening of the Korean drama sees titular character Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-Ki) in Italy, carrying out his role as a consigliere for the Italian mafia. The breath-taking landscape views and architecture that cites iconic Italian locations captured the viewers’ attention. Thus, it came as a surprise when the production team revealed that none of the cast or crew stepped foot in Italy to film the shots.