Kiyomi Watanabe and the Filipino judokas are expecting a tough battle in the 19th Asian Games.
Kiyomi Watanabe and the Filipino judokas are expecting a tough battle in the 19th Asian Games, with the secretary-general of the Philippine Judo Federation acknowledging the improvements made by other countries.
Leah Jane Lopez will open the campaign of Team Philippines when she battles Abiba Abuzhaknyova of Kazakhstan in the Round of 16 of the women's 48-kilogram on Sunday at the Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou. He will be competing against a 21-year-old Kuwaiti who finished fifth in the 2023 Arab Judo Championships and seventh in the 2021 Asia-Oceania Judo Championships.
"Winning the gold medal will not be easy. But if we're talking about medals of any color, I think our athletes have a chance," said Carter.
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