FORMER national karateka Orencio James “OJ” de los Santos reeled in the gold medal by a hair’s breadth against his rival from Portugal to rule the online Athletes E-Tournament Kata Individual Male Seniors Division on Tuesday.

The 30-year-old de Los Santos scored 25 points against Eduardo Garcia’s 24.9 points. Applying an alternative kata (form) in his performance finally yielded a positive result after losing twice in the finals against his Portuguese opponent.

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