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Eight jins made up the Philippine team that finished empty-handed in the World Poomsae Championships last Sept. 4-6. They were Robert Danao, Karloff Fontanosa, Jaczerius Panotes, Brian Sabido, James Pascua, Francesca Alarilla, Christine Baldonado and Rani Ann Ortega.

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Based on facts, this is the Philippines’ batting average when it comes to the number of participation and medals won in the quadrennial event. And the Filipinos hope to improve on this when they see action in Athens, Greece this August.

Since the Olympics began in 1896, the Philippines, a small nation with a big appetite for sports, has participated in a total of 17 times and only has nine medals tucked under its belt — two silvers and seven bronzes.
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