Jean Claude Saclag not giving up on finally nailing Asian Games gold

Inquirer.net - Sep 23, 2026

NAGOYA—Jean Claude Saclag walked into the cage at the 20th Asian Games carrying more than the weight of a nation’s hopes. But Saclag came up a tad short of accomplishing his mission on Tuesday, as the gallant Filipino warrior bowed to Tajikistan’s Otabek Rajabov in the men’s traditional -65-kilogram mixed martial arts final and settled

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