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Jamie falls opposite Dutch foe

Joey Villar - The Philippine Star
Jamie falls opposite Dutch foe
Jamie Lim.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Jamie Lim succumbed to the Netherlands’ Lynn Snell via Senshu yesterday and missed a podium finish in the World Karate Championships at the Hamdan Arena in Dubai.

The 24-year-old Lim fought Snell to a 1-1 tie in regulation but then the Dutch gained the crucial point to advance to the bronze medal round of the repechage bracket in the women’s -61-kilogram division.

It was a heartbreaking result for the Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, who was hoping to bring home a medal in her World Championship debut.

Lim, whose trip was bankrolled by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), beat touted karatekas including Olympians in the early rounds.

She topped Russian Alana Kochieva, French Laura Sivert and Japanese Sarara Shimada before falling to reigning World Premier League champion Anita Serogina of Ukraine in the quarterfinals.

Serogina eventually made the finals that allowed Lim to advance to the repechage group.

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