FILIPINA-Japanese karateka Junna Tsukii clinched gold in the 2021 Karate1 Premier League on Sunday night, in Cairo, Egypt.
Tsukii defeated home bet Areeg Rashed, 2-1, in the women’s kumite -50kg event at the final to claim the top honors.
Tied at 1-1, Tsukii was pulled off a punch to score, 2-1, with just 6 seconds left.
Earlier that day, the 29-year-old coasted undefeated in the semifinals, defeating Aleksandra Grujic of Austria, Venezuela’s Yorgelis Salazar, and Ahmed Saleema of Egypt.
The win puts her gold medal count to three this year, and her second in the Karate1 Premier League after nabbing gold in Lisbon, Portugal in May.
The karateka also clinched gold in the Golden Belt Tournament in Cacak, Serbia last March.
Since 2020, the 30th Southeast Asian Games gold medalist has been training and competing overseas.
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