Philipino Magno ends Ongare’s Olympic dream

Philipino Magno ends Ongare’s Olympic dream
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TOKYO, Japan, Jul 25 – Christine Ongare’s bid to become the first ever Kenyan woman to clinch an Olympic medal ended early Sunday morning after losing by a unanimous decision to Philippine’s Irish Magno.

The Pilipino carded a 10 out of 10 from all five judges in the three-round sprint bout with the Kenyan Ghetto girl carding a nine from all the judges.

Ongare could not respond to most of the jabs from Magno, but equally gave a good account of herself on her first ever appearance at the Olympic Games.

-Alex Isaboke is reporting from Tokyo, Japan

ALEX ISABOKE

@alexisaboke is the Sports Editor at Capital FM. He has over 10 years of journalism experience in electronic and print media. Find him on the pitch, track, court, course, pool...