De los Santos wins 12th gold, closes in on top spot
Photo from James De los Santos Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — James De los Santos continued his climb toward the top of the e-kata world rankings on Tuesday.
De los Santos racked up his 12th gold medal after ruling the Venice Cup 2020 as he closed in on the No. 1 spot.
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The Filipino karateka is currently the second-ranked e-kata athlete in the world. He was trailing No. 1 Eduardo Garcia of Portugal by just 450 in ranking points heading into the final.
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“I’m not far from the no. 1 spot. Just a little more!” he wrote on Facebook.
The former national team member edged Slovenia’s Nejc Sternisa, 25.2-23.7, in the gold medal round.
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