Tag: jiujitsu
Basketball, jiujitsu bodies earn PSA nod as NSAs of the year
Meggie Ochoa (background) demolished Balqees Abdulla of the United Arab Emirates in the -48 kg fifinals of the Asian Games. —ASIAD POOL PHOTO The year that passed saw many firsts as far as Philippine sports is concerned, and two national federations just stood out in that span. After the successful staging of the Fiba (International…
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Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in jiu-jitsu
Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs perform at the Ukrainian national competition of jiu jitsu in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. More than 20,000 people in the Ukraine have lost limbs from injuries since the start of the Russian war, many of them soldiers. Some of them have learned to deal with their psychological…
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PH jiu-jitsu team wraps up Asian Games bid as Andrea Lao misses podium
FILE–Philippines’ athletes and team officials arrive during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) HANGZHOU, China—Andrea Lois Lao dropped her bronze-medal contest against South Korea’s Hee Joo Choi that closed out the country’s successful bid in jiu jitsu at the 19th Asian Games here.…
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Annie Ramirez wins third straight SEA Games gold medal in jiu-jitsu – rezal404
FILE – Filipino Jiu-jitsu fight Annie Ramirez wins another SEA Games gold medal. –ANNE RAMIREZ PHOTO PHNOM PENH—Jiu-jitsu grappler Annie Ramirez submitted Vietnam’s Thi Thuong Le via knee bar to rule the women’s ne-waza nogi -57kg on Saturday at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. It was the third gold medal for Ramirez in these Games,…
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