Cebu-raised Watanabe settles for bronze in Paris judo
By: Rabboni Centino Borbon
February 12,2017 - 06:28 PM
KIYOMI Watanabe bagged a bronze medal for the Philippines in the Paris Grand Slam 2017 judo tournament held in Paris, France on Sunday.
The Fil-Japanese Watanabe, who was raised in Cebu, defeated Lucy Renshall of Great Britain in the bronze medal match of the women’s -63 kilogram category.
Her bid for a gold medal got squashed when she lost to France’s Clarisse Agbegnenou in the semifinal round.
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