MANILA, Philippines — Filipino jin Kurt Barbosa clinched a berth in the Tokyo Olympics after a dramatic win in the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament Saturday in Amman, Jordan.
Barbosa battled back from a 41-26 deficit with a little over a minute left in the final round to stun hometown bet Zaid Al-Halawani, 50-49, in the men’s 58-kg semifinals.
“Kurt Barbosa gave the Filipino people a timely reminder that as long as there’s still time left on the clock, we need to keep fighting,” MVP Sports Foundation president Al Panlilio said in a statement. “Even if Kurt was down big in the third round, his belief in himself never wavered and now he is an Olympian.”
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