Kurt Barbosa, Filipino jins fall short of Olympic berths in Asian taekwondo qualifier

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Kurt Barbosa, Tachiana Mangin, Baby Jessica Canabal, and Arven Alcantara all suffer heartbreaks in their respective categories in the World Taekwondo Asian Qualification Tourmament for the Paris Olympics

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A win away from a second straight Olympic appearance, Barbosa absorbed a 2-0 loss to Kazakhstan’s Samirkhon Ababakirov in the men’s -58kg semifinals on Saturday, March 16. Mangin and Canabal also reached the semifinals but both ended up unsuccessful in their bids to make their Olympic debuts. A head kick gave Mangin a 3-0 lead in the opening round, but Abutaleb answered with a head kick of her own to forge a tie. Two of the three officials then voted in favor of the Saudi Arabian in the tiebreaker.

 

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