June Marie Adriano bags bronze in Asian Games karate

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino karateka June Marie Adriano snared a bronze medal in the 20th Asian Games women's kumite -50kg class after defeating Taiwanese Chung Ya-Chi, 10-3, in the battle for third place at the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Japan on Wednesday. Adriano gave the Philippines its fifth medal in the continental meet following one silver and three bronzes. The 22-year-old Adriano started her campaign with a 4-3 win over Cambodian Srey Phea Chonn followed by a 4-0 victory over South Korean Yang Yewon to enter the semifinal. Adriano yielded to Tsang Yee Ting of Hong Kong, 4-5, in the semis before bouncing back against Chung in the battle for bronze.