Kurt Barbosa competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo in the 58kg mens taekwondo event. In 2019, Barbosa clinched gold at the Southeast Asian Games in the 54kg event, which was also impressively the year he was recruited for the National Team.
Barbosa qualified for the Olympics with a top-two finish, defeating Jordanian athlete Zaid Alhalawani despite being behind his opponent 12 seconds before the match's completion. Barbosa represents his hometown Bangued, Abra by being part of their local club, One Mind Taekwondo.
Barbosa qualified for the Olympics with a top-two finish, defeating Jordanian athlete Zaid Alhalawani despite being behind his opponent 12 seconds before the match's completion. Barbosa represents his hometown Bangued, Abra by being part of their local club, One Mind Taekwondo.
GAMES
2020 Summer Olympics, Tokyo