Pinoy jins harvest 6 golds in Asian Open
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine taekwondo team capped another successful international campaign by bagging 13 medals in the recent Asian Open championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Filipinos collected six golds, three each in kyorugi (free sparring) and poomsae (forms), one silver, and six bronzes against bets from 21 countries like Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, China, Turkey, Mongolia, Qatar, Uzbekistan, Thailand, and Pakistan.
Gold medalists were Kurt Bryan Barbosa, Dave Cea and Veronica Garces in kyorugi and Rodolfo Reyes Jr., Dustin Jacob Mella and Raphael Enrico Mella (authorized poomsae team, male), Rodolfo Reyes Jr. (authorized poomsae individual, male) and Darius Venerable and Juvenile Faye Crisostomo (freestyle poomsae pair).
The other kyorugi medalists were Israel Cesar Cantos, silver; Arven Lacantara, bronze; Kristopher Robert Uy, bronze; and Laila Delo, bronze; while the poomsae bronze medalists were Rinna Babanto, Jocel Lyn Ninobla and Aidaine Krishia Laxa, authorized team, female; Jocel Lyn Ninobla, authorized individual,female; and Janna Dominique Oliva, freestyle individual, female.
The other members of the team preparing for this year’s SEA Games were Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison, Kurt Pajuelas, Carlos Jose Padilla V, Paul Romero, Rani Ann Ortega, Christian Al dela Cruz, Dex Ian Chavez, Jeordan Dominguez, Kirstie Elaine Alora, Pauline Louise Lopez, Patrick King Perez, Marvin Mori, Rheza Aragon, Baby Jessica Canabal, Realis Tabiando, Aidaine Krishia Laxa, Rhezie Aragon and Darlene Mae Arpon.
The team’s trip was supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, PLDT, Meralco, Philippine Olympic Committee and Milo.
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