ni Gerard Peter - @Sports | March 17, 2021
Nakamit ni dating two-time Southeast Asian Games medalist Orencio James “OJ” De Los Santos ang kanyang ika-9th gold medal at personal best na 27 points sa nagdaang #2 Katana Intercontinental league Paris.
Dinaig ng 31-anyos na dating national team member si Matias Moreno Domont ng Karate-Do Biel-Bienne Switzerland sa iskor na 27.44-26.32 sa championship round ng e-kata individual Male Seniors match. “In the final round, I faced Switzerland and ended up winning my 9th gold, and first to ever score a 27. That’s a new personal record to me,” pahayag ni De Los Santos sa kanyang Facebook account.
Bago nito makamit ang tagumpay ay tinalo muna nito sa point elimination sina Remi Bonneau ng France (20.6), Alfredo Bustamante ng Estados Unidos (24.36) at David Brierly ng England (22.26), habang nakamit nito ng De La Salle University graduate ang 24.72 iskor. Sa kabilang banda, tinalo naman ni Matias sa elimination round na nakakuha ng highest point na 23.52 sina Fabien Rassaby ng France (21.52), Nejc Sternisa (22.58) at French Joel Carpin (22.24).
Ito na ang ika-45th titulo ng 8-time national games champion kasunod ng panalo sa 2nd leg ng Sportsdata e-tournament World series, Adidas US Karate Open E-Tournament noong isang buwan, habang nanalo rin ito ng gintong medalya sa Athlete’s E-Tournament Series #1, at Budva Winner-Aria Cup #1 eTournament, habang nakuha nito ang ang pinakamataas na puntos sa online-virtual competition sa 1st leg ng Katana International League.
Nakapagwagi na rin ng ginto ngayong taon ang multi-titlist ng Philippine National Games (PNG) sa E-Karate World Series 2021, 1st Inner Strength Martial Arts International eTournament at 2021 Sportsdata eTournament World Series #1 online competition.
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