Filipino karateka James De los Santos has surpassed his 2020 record after ruling The Athlete's E-Tournament and capturing his 37th gold medal for this year.
World No. 1 James De los Santos (Photo courtesy of James De los Santos) De los Santos defeated World No. 2 practitioner Matias Moreno Domon
Published May 10, 2021, 5:20 PM
World No. 1 James de los Santos continued with his winning ways as he pocketed three gold medals in a span of five days to improve his collection to 18 this year in the E-Kata tournaments.
The 30-year-old de los Santos ruled the third leg of the Budva Winner-Adria Cup last May 5, and last Sunday he topped the first edition of the Euro Grand Prix and the fourth leg of the Katana Inter-Continental League.
Overall, the former national team member now has a total of 54 gold medals won since he joined the online meets last April 2020 when face-to-face events here and abroad were prohibited because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published April 12, 2021, 8:11 PM
Photo from James de los Santos’ Facebook account
James de Los bagged two gold medals this week to improve his gold medal haul to 14 and an overall collection of 50 since he started competing in online tournaments last year.
De los Santos ruled the second leg of Athletes E-Tournament Trophy World Series for his 13th gold medal, and then ruled Leg 2 of Katana Inter-Continental League for his 14th gold medal.
The world No. 1 De los Santos won the gold medal in leg 1 of both online meets last February.
The 30-year-old former national team member now has 50 gold medals after he captured 36 in 2020, including 35 in World Karate Federation (WKF) sanctioned online tournaments.
Published January 28, 2021, 6:43 PM
Former national team member James De Los Santos records his entry for the semifinal round in the e-kata male seniors category of the Athletes E-Tournament, where he won against Angel Sanchez of Bolivia. (Photo from James De Los Santos)
World No. 1 e-kata player James De los Santos returned to competition via the SportData eTournament World Series 1, his first tournament this year after more than a month of rest.
“I’ve already recorded my videos because the deadline is January 29 (Friday),” said De los Santos.
“It’s a new year, and I’m really looking forward to these virtual tournaments.”
“I’ve been busy in Kumu, I’m doing a campaign there,” said De los Santos.
“But yes I’m still training. I’m able to manage. It’ll start on the 29th. I registered already for the SportData eTournament World Series.”
De los Santos captured 36 gold medals last year, including 35 from various international competitions sanctioned by the SportsData for online meets of the World Karate Federation (WKF).
That propelled the 30-year-old De los Santos to the top spot of the male senior’s category of e-kata.
But since his first tournament is set late this month, he has diverted his focus on starting a career in singing, something he inherited from his mother Eve. He has posted some covers from Ed Sheeran with the hit song “Photograph” and “Love Me Tender” from the Rock N Roll icon Elvis Presley.