by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jul 14, 2022 | Good Sport
Karateka Junna Tsukii has made sports history after becoming the first Filipina athlete to win a World Games gold medal. Tsukii’s gold is only the second for the nation at the World Games since it began in 1981. The first gold for the country was won by Carlo Biado in...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | May 4, 2021 | Good Sport
The Philippines’ Junna Tsukii has won her first-ever gold medal in the World Karate Federation (WKF) Premier League held in Lisbon, Portugal, boosting her chances of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. The Filipino Japanese karateka defeated Kazakhstan’s...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Mar 31, 2021 | Good Sport
Filipino-Japanese karateka Junna Tsukii has won a gold medal in the 2021 Golden Belt Tournament held in Cacak, Serbia, strengthening her bid to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. The Philippines’ national athlete ruled the 50 kg category and defeated challengers from...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Mar 22, 2021 | Good Sport
The Philippines’ teacher-student team of James De Los Santos and Fatima A-Isha Lim Hamsain have together won 3 gold medals at the E-Karate World Series Edition #2. The reigning World No. 1 e-Kata player James De Los Santos picked up his 10th gold of the 2021...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Feb 1, 2021 | Good Sport
Filipino World No. 1 eKata player James De Los Santos is starting the year strong with a gold medal finish from the 2021 SportData eTournament World Series #1. The reigning world No. 1 eKATA player collected his 37th gold overall when he defeated South Africa’s...