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SEA Games gold medalist Jamie Lim eyes Olympic slot

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/12/09/karatedo.jpg"/><figcaption>Jamie Lim of the Philippines beats Ceyco Zefanya of Indonesia to win the gold medal in SEA Games Karatedo +61kg Kumite held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA, Philippines -- Filipina karateka Jamie Lim, a gold medalist in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, hopes she can buck the odds and secure a spot in the Tokyo Olympics later this year, where karate will be contested for the first time.</p><p>Lim was one of two Filipinas to win gold in karate in the SEA Games, ruling the +61kg division, while Junna Tsukii triumphed in the -50kg class. Both athletes, along with Fil-Am Joane Orbon, are still in the hunt for an Olympic berth.</p><p>They expect to compete in the final qualification tournament that will be held in Paris, France on June 11-13.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s gonna be a long shot, kasi everyone will wanna join and everyone wants to be part of the Olympics,&quot; Lim, the daughter of Philippine basketball legend Samboy Lim, admitted during an appearance on &quot;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OnePHonCignal/videos/394117724996698">The Chasedown</a>&quot; over the weekend.</p><p>&quot;And this is really the last shot (for the Olympics),&quot; she added. &quot;Pero kakayanin po.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m gonna do everything I can. I&#x27;ll do my best and hope for the best po.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/28/20/jamie-lim-stays-focused-on-olympic-qualifier-as-busy-2021-looms">READ: Jamie Lim stays focused on Olympic qualifier as busy 2021 looms</a></li></ul><p>There are three spots at stake in the final qualifiers in Lim&#x27;s division. </p><p>To prepare for the tall task, Lim made sure to keep herself in good condition in the past year even with competitions put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. She and her teammates in Karate Pilipinas regularly attended virtual training sessions to make sure they remain in shape.</p><p>And this weekend, they will finally get the chance to train in person when they enter the &quot;bubble&quot; at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna for a camp.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m ready for the training bubble. I&#x27;m ready to come back to sparring training because alam ko na &#x27;yun po &#x27;yung wala,&quot; said Lim.</p><p>She believes that the five-month preparation from January until June will be sufficient to prepare her and the other national karatekas in their quest for Olympic slots.</p><p>&quot;Kaya po naman with the given amount of time,&quot; said Lim.</p><p>Aside from training at the Inspire facility, the national karate team will also hold camps overseas and compete in tournaments to warm up for the big event in June.</p><p>&quot;Five months, I think is great enough,&quot; Lim said. &quot;We&#x27;ll not only stay in the bubble po, but we&#x27;ll also be abroad, joining training camps and joining tournaments.&quot;</p><p>Aside from the karate national team, the country&#x27;s national taekwondo and boxing teams will also train in the Calamba campus.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4t6PymMk2T8?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Filipina karateka Jamie Lim hopes she can buck the odds and secure a spot in the Tokyo Olympics later this year.<br /> </p>

Filipina karateka Jamie Lim hopes she can buck the odds and secure a spot in the Tokyo Olympics later this year.

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SEA Games gold medalist Jamie Lim eyes Olympic slot

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 11, 2021 04:45 PM PHT

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