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For judoka Jorge Fonseca, cancer was a detour, an Olympic medal the destination

Jorge Fonseca
Jorge Fonseca

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Before Jorge Fonseca could continue the Olympic journey that led to bronze in Tokyo Thursday, the Portuguese judoka had to detour to an unexpected path that would take him on another journey — a cancer journey.

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