In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.

Sentence 1:He was the only Filipino athlete predicted to win a medal by Sports Illustrated 's Olympic Preview issue . Sentence 2:However , he was defeated by Manyo Plange of Ghana in the Round of 32 , 6 to 3 .
however