Kiyomi Watanabe

Romwel Anzures

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1721446801585IMG_4480.jpeg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="2024 Paris Olympic Games Philippines bet Kiyomi Watanabe. File Photo."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">2024 Paris Olympic Games Philippines bet Kiyomi Watanabe. <em>File Photo.</em></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>MANILA — Kiyomi Watanabe is set to represent the Philippines in the Olympic Games yet again.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The 27-year-old, Filipino-Japanese, who was born in Cebu City, will be making her second-straight quadrennial meet stint when the 2024 Paris Games open later this month. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Through Watanabe, whose mother is Filipina and father is Japanese, the Philippines will be making its fourth consecutive appearance in the Summer Games in the judo event, with Tomohiko Hoshina, Kodo Nakano, and Kiyomi representing PH in London 2012, Rio 2016, and Tokyo 2021, respectively.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Watanabe qualified through her world ranking, as the No.92 in the women’s 63kg category earned one of the two continental quotas allocated for Asia.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>In Tokyo, she unfortunately absorbed defeat in the Round of 32 against Cristina Perez, but she still made history as she was the first Filipina Olympian in the sport since the country participated in 1964.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span><strong><em>More fuel to her fire</em></strong></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Aside from her early exit in Tokyo, Watanabe also was dealt with an unfortunate result in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The one-time Asiad silver medalist and four-time Southeast Asian Games gold-medal winner fell short of reaching the Hangzhou Games’ semifinals of the women’s 63kg after Miku Takaichi threw Watanabe for an ippon within the first 12 seconds of their match.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Kiyomi was then relegated to the repechage but also absorbed another loss through an ippon against Kazakhstan&#x27;s Esmigul Kuyolova.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>But with these heartbreaking defeats, as well as the guidance of her coach Chuzo Matsumoto and training partner Chiri Nazawa, Watanabe’s trajectory in Paris is nowhere but up.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The 2024 Olympics’ judo event will open on July 27. </span><span></span><br/></div>

<p>Kiyomi Watanabe is set to represent the Philippines in the Olympic Games yet again.</p>

Kiyomi Watanabe is set to represent the Philippines in the Olympic Games yet again.

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Paris 2024: Kiyomi Watanabe poised for redemption in her Olympics return

Paris 2024: Kiyomi Watanabe poised for redemption in her Olympics return

Rom Anzures,

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Published Jul 21, 2024 09:00 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 23, 2024 09:14 PM PHT

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