Olympian Lariba succumbs to leukemia

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Olympian Ian ‘Yan-yan’ Lariba died on Sunday night after more than a year of fighting leukemia, Philippine Table Tennis Federation President Ting Ledesma said.

Lariba, 24, fell ill after her Olympic stint. She was the first Filipino table tennis player who competed in the Rio Olympics two years ago.

Details of her wake will be announced later. JOSEF T. RAMOS

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