Karate Pilipinas president Richard Lim hopes to use the winning momentum of Junna Tsukii to inspire more Filipino karatekas after the Filipina-Japanese won the historic gold medal in the World Games.
Junna Tsukii (Photo from Junna Tsukii's Facebook account)
Lim said the federation has found th
Junna Tsukii sees a brighter future for the Philippine karate national team following her historic success in the World Games.
Junna Tsukii flexer her World Games gold medal (Carlo Anolin)
Tsukii, who bagged gold medal in the -50kg category of kumite in the World Games, expressed gratitude to
A GOLD IN KARATE. Filipino-Japanese Junna Tsukii (center) shows her gold medal after winning the women's kumite -50kg event at the World Games in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday (July 8, 2022). With her are Karate Pilipinas president Richard Lim (left) and national team head coach Okay Arpa. (Photo courtesy of Karate Pilipinas) MANILA - Filipino-Japanese Junna Tsukii ruled the women's kumite -50kg category in the World Games karate competition at the Birmingham Southern College in Alabama, the United States on Friday (Saturday in Manila). Tsukii pulled off a 2-0 upset win over world No. 2 Yorgelis Salazar of Venezuela in the finals to become the first Filipino karate champion in the prestigious tournament. "I have been waiting for this for many years. The Philippines is not a very big country and we have not won many gold medals. Today, I was not fighting just for myself; I was fighting for the new generations of karatekas in the Philippines who hopefully can outgrow this su
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