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■ 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 ....
Young wrestlers are staging a demonstration at Delhis Jantar Mantar against the loss of one crucial year of their careers, blaming top grapplers - Bajrang Punia, Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat for the same. ....
Published May 24, 2021, 5:02 PM Allain Ganapin failed to secure a berth to the Tokyo Paralympics after settling for the bronze medal in the Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan over the weekend, in the semifinals. Ganapin, who was competing in the men’s K44 -75kg division, yielded to Mongolia’s Batbayar Shinebayar, 41-10. Shinebayar scored 11 straight points to turn back Ganapin’s 2-0 lead, dictating the match from then on. Ganapin opened up his Olympic bid with a 32-25 quarterfinal victory over hometown bet Ahmed Makableh but fell short in keeping his momentum. Only one ticket is at stake per weight division. ....
Published May 22, 2021, 4:07 PM Photo from Pauline Lopez’s Facebook account Pauline Lopez missed her chance of making it into the Tokyo Olympics after bowing in the quarterfinals at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan Saturday, May 22. Lopez succumbed to 2018 Asian Games bronze medalist Laetitia Aoun of Lebanon, 21-10, in the packed women’s -57kgs division that drew 12 athletes. The 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist earlier clobbered Syria’s Aya Al-Jarayhe, 22-0, in the opening round. Only the top 2 athletes in each division will earn Olympic berths with Arven Alcantara already out of contention Friday, May 21, after a first-round defeat in the men’s -68kgs. ....
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