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Philippine Star
SPORTING CHANCE – Joaquin M. Henson – The Philippine Star November 16, 2021 | 12:00am Golfer Yuka Saso has chosen to represent Japan when she turns 22 in 2023 and it’s a huge loss for the Philippines whose colors she wore in bagging golds in the individual and team events at the 2018 Asian Games, winning the US Women’s Open this year and finishing joint ninth at the recent Tokyo Olympics. She was made to choose which passport to hold by the Japanese government before turning 22 as it does not recognize dual citizenship. Yuka was born in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, to a Filipina mother and a Japane…