James de los Santos was once again short of time. But the 30 minutes he had still allowed him to have a good presentation as he claimed his 19th gold medal in the eChampions Trophy World Series #2.
This time, the 30-year-old De los Santos outperformed South African Silvio Cerone-Biagioni, 25.2-23.7, in the individual male senior finals. De los Santos said the mall where his gymnasium his located in Taguig City announced that it will be closing at 12 noon for everyone’s safety because supertyphoon Rolly had already made landfall at that time. This prompted him to rush his presentation.
Meanwhile, his three teammates from the Maharlika Karatedo Kai of the Philippines International also won medals, with Karen Colonia earning the gold in the 18-under female side after she bested Hannah Benson of Scotland, 22.3-20.8.
Julie Ann Marcos, also from MKKPI, settled for the bronze medal in the individual female seniors’ action, while Fatima A-Isha Hamsain, claimed the silver in the under-15 side. Peter Atencio