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Article: Wrestling: RP wrestlers bow out of contention.
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- Philippines News Agency
- Article date:
- July 9, 2009
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MANILA, July 9 (PNA) -- The country's three entries suffered crash out in the Greco-Roman event Wednesday at the start of the 2009 Asian Juniors Wrestling Championships at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.
Robertson Tubosa had the chance to snatch a bronze medal but he lost to Indian Rupender Punia in the repechage of the 96-kilogram division of this meet bankrolled by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), chaired by Harry Angping and backed by Astoria Plaza Hotel and Image Travel and Tours Corp.
Tubosa, a 20-year-old Zamboanga City native, got his chance at a medal after his first round conqueror Ghorbanigholdaste Babak of powerhouse Iran advanced ...