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Villegas gets best birthday present
Filipino taekwondo jin Aira Villegas celebrated her 29th birthday by defeating Algeria's No. 2 seed Roumaysa Boualam in the Paris Olympics round-of-16.
Villegas, who competes in the women's 50kg class, expressed that winning the crucial match was the best birthday gift she could give herself.
She cited the trust from her coaches and a birthday song from fans as motivations for her victory.
The win places her one victory away from potentially winning her first Olympic medal.
Villegas was also motivated by the earlier losses of her teammates Hergie Bacyadan and Eumir Marcial in their respective bouts.
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