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Dueñas targets Final 8
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 14:08

BEIJING—Say a little prayer today, too, for Crispin Dueñas, who like Harry Tañamor and Mark Javier, has Filipino blood running through his veins.

Dueñas, a 22-year-old Canadian of pure Filipino parentage, may have been born and raised in Canada, but his looks, and even his love for chicken adobo and karaoke, are very much like Filipino.

Today, Dueñas, like the Philippines’ very own Javier, will try to make the Final 8 of the archery competitions at the Olympic Green Archery Field, where he faces Sweden’s Magnus Petersson.

“He [Dueñas] has a very good chance,” said Canada’s head coach Joan McDonald during an interview with Standard Today. “We will be thrilled if he lands in the Final 8, because anything can happen from there.”

McDonald’s modest assessment pales in comparison though to the confidence of Dueñas himself.

“I’m here to win,” said the dusky, 5’7” looker, who is now rated as Canada’s no. 1 archer.

Ranked 54th in the world, the 140-pound Dueñas caught the eye of two-time Olympic archer Robert Rusnov due to his quick gains and sharp-shooting prowess.

The Markham mentor even went to the extent of declaring that Dueñas “is by far the best archer this country has ever produced.”

The remark speaks volumes considering Rusnov himself was a longstanding Canadian champion from 1992 to 2000.

“I think he said that because one year, I broke a few Canadian records. And maybe because of my age at the time, and my ability to keep my composure,” said Dueñas. Riera Mallari
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