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Filipino karateka Niño Franco (right) throws a kick against an opponent in a kumite [sparring[ event. PHOTO FROM NIÑO FRANCO’S FACEBOOK PAGE.
The national karatedo team secured one silver and one bronze medal in the 2013 Tehran Karatedo Championships held in Tehran, Iran.

National mainstay Niño Franco earned the country’s silver medal in the men’s -55-kilogram event. Franco made it to the finals by scoring three impressive victories in the elimination round.

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