Two Filipino karatekas started strong but fell short in the kata event of the 2021 World Karate Federation (WKF) Senior World Championships Thursday, Nov. 18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sarah Pangilinan, bronze medalist in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, managed to barge in the third round but...
Jamie Lim crashed out of the bronze medal contention after losing in the repechage round of the 2021 World Karate Federation (WKF) Senior World Championships (female kumite -61kg) Thursday, Nov. 18 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jamie Lim (left) and Junna Tsukii crash out of the 2021 World Karate...
Junna Tsukii suffered an early exit in the 2021 World Karate Federation (WKF) Senior World Championships (female kumite -50 kg) Wednesday, Nov. 17 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Junna Tsukii (right) battles Bakhriniso Babaeva of Uzbekistan in the second round of the 2021 World Karate Federation...
Jamie Lim is still in for a bronze medal contention despite falling short in the quarterfinals of the 2021 World Karate Federation (WKF) Senior World Championships (female kumite -61kg) Wednesday, Nov. 17 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jamie Lim (left) finds distance against Laura Sivert of Frand...
Junna Tsukii vowed to be "stronger" after landing second in the annual rankings of the Karate1 Premier League. Junna Tsukii (Photo from Junna Tsukii's Facebook account) Tsukii announced the development on her Facebook account, posting a screenshot of the Top 3 karatekas in the female kumite -50 kg...
Photo from Junna Tsukii's Facebook account Junna Tsukii failed to secure a berth to next month’s Tokyo Olympics following the official release of complete participants this week. The development came after the World Karate Federation gave continental representation slots to Egypt’s Radwa Sayed...
The karatedo national team, led by Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation, Inc. president Richard Lim, fifth from right, visits Consul General Arvin de Leon, fifth from left, at the Philippine Consulate in Turkey last week prior to their departure for Paris, France for Olympic Qualifying Tournament on...
The bid of Junna Tsukii to earn a spot in the Tokyo Olympics got a big boost as she bagged a gold medal in the World Karate Federation (WKF) Premier League Sunday, May 2 (Monday in Manila) in Lisbon, Portugal. The win of the Filipino-Japanese karatedo star – gold medal winner in the last...
Former national team member James De Los Santos (Photo from James De Los Santos) World No. 1 James De los Santos earned the respect of his opponents and fellow athletes following his ascension to the top of the e-kata ranking last week in the World Karate Federation. Felix Sternisa of Slovenia,...
