by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Jan 6, 2023 | Good Sport
Filipina karateka Junna Tsukii is starting the year strong by ranking No. 3 in the latest World Karate Federation (WKF) rankings. Tsukii received a boost in the women’s -50 kilogram Kumite category after her 5th place finish at the 18th Asian Senior Karate...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jul 14, 2022 | Good Sport
Karateka Junna Tsukii has made sports history after becoming the first Filipina athlete to win a World Games gold medal. Tsukii’s gold is only the second for the nation at the World Games since it began in 1981. The first gold for the country was won by Carlo Biado in...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Jan 5, 2022 | Good Sport
Filipino champion athletes Junna Tsukii and Jamie Lim led the Philippine karatekas medal harvest at the recently concluded Asian Karate Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Karate Pilipinas team members harvested 2 silver medals and 4 bronzes in the continental...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Oct 15, 2021 | Good Sport
The Philippines’ karate champion Junna Tsukii has risen to No. 2 in the Karate 1 Premier League annual rankings. Tsukii is now ranked second in the female kumite -50kg category after her gold-winning performances at the World Karate Federation (WKF) Premier League...
by Margo Hannah De Guzman Quadra | Sep 8, 2021 | Good Sport
The Philippines’ karate champion Junna Tsukii has won her second gold medal of the season in the Karate 1 Premier League in Cairo, Egypt. Tsukii defeated hometown bet Areeg Rashed, 2-1, in the finals of the female kumite -55kg event held on September 5, 2021. In...