Tsukii, Lim end up as silver medalists

Joey Villar – The Philippine Star December 23, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Junna Tsukii and Jamie Lim fell against different opponents and settled for silver-medal finish at the close of the 2021 Asian Karate Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan yesterday. Tsukii fell to hometown bet Moldir Zhangbyrbay, 9-5, in the women’s -51-kilogram kumite final while Lim absorbed a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat at the hands of Sarah Alameri of the United Arab Emirates, 2-1, in the -61kg class. It was not the finish the country was expecting as Tsukii and Lim came into the finale as the prohibitive favor…

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