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                    [Title] => Figueroa upsets former world archery champion
                    [Summary] => ATHENS (via Globe Telecom) — In a thriller of a face-off that went down to the very final arrow, teener Jasmin Figueroa claimed archery’s biggest upset, beating former world champion Natalia Valeeva of Italy Sunday.


The 19-year-old Figueroa pulled off the stunning reversal, 132-130, amid high winds and in majestic surroundings in Panathinaiko Stadium, the site of the first Games of the modern era in 1896.

She stared defeat in the eye and didn’t blink.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097213 [AuthorName] => Lito Tacujan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 261055 [Title] => Figueroa loses focus, faces ex-world champ [Summary] => Athens (Via Glove Telecom) — She was right on target in an impressive start but her first-timer heart betrayed her in the end and Filipino archer Jasmin Figueroa found herself ranged against a former world champion in the women’s archery event Thursday at the Dekelia Complex.

In a gruelling 72-arrow ranking round, the 19-year-old Figueroa came off in furious pace in the first end of the event, firing 161 points in the first 18 arrows to go up to the 15th spot but she faded in the ensuing setto and finished 56th in the 72-woman cast.
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