How a soul-searching journey to Japan landed Canada's Hana Furumoto-Deshaies in Pan Am Games dojo
Now 27 and ranked fourth worldwide in her weight class, Canadian karate athlete Hana Furumoto-Deshaies is off to her first multi-sport competition at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.
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Now 27 and ranked fourth worldwide in her weight class, Canadian karate athlete Hana Furumoto-Deshaies is off to her first multi-sport competition at the Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile.