00:00Two-time Olympian Judoka Kiyomi Watanabe will not be able to compete in the 33rd edition of the Southeast Asian Games, which will be held in Thailand in December.
00:09This is because the host country did not include the under-63kg category in Judo, which Watanabe often competes in.
00:17This is also the reason why the 28-year-old Japanese Sebuana did not play in the C-Games in Cambodia in 2023.
00:26On the other hand, it is expected that Watanabe will be able to return to action in the 2026 Asian Games, which will be held in Nagoya, Japan.
00:34Kiyomi will be remembered as part of the Philippine delegation that participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics last year
00:41in the so-called competition that ended Watanabe's campaign in the Round of 32 after losing to China via Ipon Contra World No. 22.
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