00:00The two bronze medals were won by the National Team members of Karate Philippines,
00:05Sakura Alforte and Laurence Nopre,
00:07in the 20th Asian Senior Karate Championships
00:10held on September 20-22 in Hangzhou, China.
00:14They defeated Alforte's Chinese opponent,
00:18Yi Wei Tao, in the bronze medal match of the Women's Individual Kata event.
00:23While Nopre won the bronze medal event of the Men's Individual Kata
00:29against Madik Atishov of Kazakhstan.
00:32According to the social media posts of the Karate Philippines Sports Federation,
00:36Alforte and Nopre achieved great success
00:40together with other members of the National Team
00:43who entered the Asian Championships as proof of their great dedication.
00:48Despite this, the Philippines ranks 15th in the overall rankings in the competition.
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