Tsukii cops PH's first gold in World Games

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

Jul 09, 2022 5:52 pm

(UPDATE) FILIPINO Japanese karateka Junna Tsukii delivered the Philippines' first gold medal in the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, USA on Saturday.

Tsukii, the world's No. 5 in the women's kumite -50-kilogram category, defeated Venezuela's Yorgelis Salazar, 2-0, in the finals of the women's kumite under-50kg class to claim the championship and the country's second gold medal overall in the World Games.

Junna Tsukii reacts during one of the World Karate Federation (WKF) tournaments. WKF PHOTO

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