Asian Games 2023: PH jins continue to struggle at Asiad
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Filipino Taekwondo jins failed to hit their stride on the third playing day of competitions in the19th Asian Games.
Kurt Barbosa
Asian Games 2023: PH jins Kurt Barbosa, Veronica Garces crash out
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The Philippines lost another top medal hopeful after Tokyo Games veteran Kurt Barbosa dropped his opening round match to Uzbekistan’s Omonjon Otajonov at the start of taekwondo’s Kyorugi (free sparring) event in the 19th Asian Games.
Asian Games 2023: Jins Perez, Ninola eye target first medals for PH
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The jins—supported by the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports Commission—are hoping to conjure the magic of 2006 that saw the PH bets won 2 silver and 3 bronze medals.
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In an interview on the Rica “Baby Dynamite” Aquino podcast, the 56-year-old points out how Barbosa defied the odds and advancing ahead of seasoned fighters such as Pauline Lopez, Arven Alcantara and Kirstie Elaine Alora.