■ Ofelia C. Empian Abra’s taekwondo pride Kurt Barbosa has vowed to come back stronger after he failed to secure a slot for the Paris Olympics when he suffered defeat in the semifinals of the 2024 Taekwondo Asian Qualification Tournament in China. Barbosa was a win away but was stopped short by Kazakhstan’s Samirkhon Ababakirov, 2-0, in
TOKYO Olympian Kurt Bryan Barbosa is training in his native Bangued in Abra hoping to be in tip top shape as he bids for a second consecutive Olympic qualification in Paris. “God willing before January 18, I will be in Manila to join the national team,” Barbosa told BusinessMirror through…
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HANGZHOU King Patrick Perez and Jocel Lyn Ninobla plunge into taekwondo action in individual poomsae hoping to win the country’s first medals Sunday in the 19th Asian Games. “They’re both ready,” taekwondo official Rocky Samson said on Saturday before a 90-athlete Philippine contingent joined the opening ceremony for the 45-nation competition featuring 10,500 athletes. Perez and Ninobla
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