The Philippines’ National Poomsae team has bagged ten medals and special awards including two golds in the 6th World Taekwondo Asia Poomsae Championships in Beirut, Lebanon.
The Philippine Taekwondo Team harvested two gold medals, three silver medals, and five bronze medals to finish third overall in the international tournament live-streamed at the Nouhad Naufal Indoor Stadium on June 14, 2021.
Most Valuable Players (MVPs) Darius Venerable of the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) and Juvenile Faye Crisostomo led the individual and team events, besting competitors from all over Asia.
Here are the Filipino players who brought home medals and special awards from the 6th World Taekwondo Asia Poomsae Championships in Lebanon:
GOLD
Men’s Individual Freestyle (17+)
*Darius Venerable
Mixed Team Freestyle (+17)
Juvenile Faye Crisostomo Jeordan Dominguez
Jana Dominique Oliva Marvin Mori
*Justin Kobe Macario
SILVER
Women’s Individual Freestyle (+17)
*Jana Dominique Oliva
Mixed Pair Freestyle (+17)
*Darius Venerable and Juvenile Faye Crisostomo
Men’s Individual (-60) Recognized Poomsae
*June Ninobla
BRONZE
Men’s Individual (-30) Recognized Poomsae
*Rodolfo Reyes Jr.
Women’s Individual (-30) Recognized Poomsae
*Jocel Lyn Ninobla
Women’s Team (-30) Recognized Poomsae
*Jocel Lyn Ninobla, Rinna Babanto, Aidaine Laxa
Men’s Team (-30) Recognized Poomsae
*Rodolfo Reyes Jr., Patrick Perez, Joaquin Dominic Tuzon
Mixed Pair (-30) Recognized Poomsae
*Patrick Perez, Rinna Babanto
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Coach
*Rani Ann Ortega
MVP (Male)
*Darius Venerable
MVP (Female)
*Juvenile Faye Crisostomo
Team Philippines won a total of 13 medals from the 2019 Asian Taekwondo Open Championships and nabbed 3 golds in the first Online Daedo Open European Poomsae Championships held last year.
SEND CONGRATULATIONS in the comments below to Filipino jins from the Philippines’ national Poomsae team for winning ten medals and special awards, including two golds, in the 6th World Taekwondo Asia Poomsae Championships in Beirut, Lebanon.
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