Tag: karate
Junna Tsukii retires from karate, makes move to MMA
Filipino karate bet Junna Tsukii. MANILA, Philippines — Junna Tsukii has kissed her karate career goodbye, embarking on a new journey to the world of mixed martial arts. The Filipino-Japanese karateka on Wednesday announced that she is calling it quits in karate after a storied 26-year career. “Thank you for your warm support. I have…
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Jamie Lim crashes out of Asian Games karate quarterfinal
Jamie Christine Lim (left) in the Asian Games karate competition. –POOL PHOTO HANGZHOU, China—Jamie Christine Lim couldn’t sustain an earlier victory and yielded to a two-time Asian champion from Kazakhstan in the karate competitions of the 19th Asian Games. The 22-year-old Assel Kanay scored a yuko on Lim for a 1-0 triumph in the women’s…
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Sakura Alforte looks to anchor stronger karate showing in Asian Games – rezal404
Karate rising star Sakura Alforte. Sakura Alforte intends to ride a wave of triumph straight to the 19th Asian Games. “One tournament I’m looking forward to is the Asian Games (Asiad). I’ve been thinking about it everyday,” said the 20-year-old kata specialist, who topped her last three international tournaments in a span of three months.…
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Jamie Lim reclaims karate gold in SEA Games 2023 – rezal404
FILE–Filipino karateka Jamie Lim.—PHOTO COURTESY OF JAMIE LIM PHNOM PENH—Jamie Lim aggressively fought her way for the gold medal, defeating Cambodia’s Vann Chakriya, 3-1, in karate before a wildly cheering home crowd at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. Lim reclaimed the women’s kumite 61kg and redeemed herself after bowing out early in the…
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