MANILA – Ilonggo taekwondo jins dominated the 2021 Smart/MVPSF Visayas CPJ Taekwondo Poomsae and Speed Kicking Championships last Saturday.
Iloilo A. Diasnes Gym had nine gold medals in the one-day tournament with Rojohn dela Cruz garnering two in the cadet male brown free kicking and cadet male brown poomsae category.
Almar Diasnes grabbed gold in junior/senior male brown free kicking and settled for silver in poomsae while Alfie Diasnes took gold in senior male black free kicking and silver in poomsae.
Seth Ryan Templanza, meanwhile, had a gold, silver, and bronze medal in free kicking while Nash Ivan Eraste captured a gold in grade school poomsae and bronze in free kicking.
Other gold medal winners for A. Diasnes team were Anne Maragareth Aguana in junior/senior female brown poomsae, Kristi Marie Siscar in grade school black female poomsae, and Cindy Joy Diasnes in senior female black poomsae.
Adriano Horlador, Jesseray Frantilla, Denzil Palonpon, Oscar Damasco, Franz Angelo Fernandez, Justine Diasnes, and Elisha Aguilar seized silver medals for the team.
Meanwhile, Frantilla, Fernandez, Mary Noelle Alim, Justine Diasnes, Janus Tacsagan, Sheriemei Hojilla, Clarence Gancero, Denzil Palonpon, Cyrus Palonpon, Justine Diasnes, Elizabeth Borres, and Artha Tanagon finished with bronze.
On the other hand, Iloilo MVP Taekwondo Gym harvested gold medals from Alexis Eunice Araneta, Andria Margaret Palabrica and Julianna Martha Uy; silvers from Araneta, Shannen Feranco and Niesha Kariz Pequierda; and bronzes from Maria Beatriz Santos, Geon Ivan Dulaca, and Justin Adrian Apura.
For Zarraga Taekwondo Dojang, Ma. Roselle Pueyo took gold and silver while Ma. Christianne Sudayan had gold and bronze. Sean Sencida won two gold medals, while Jaden Paul Aranjuez finished with bronze.
Cabatuan Taekwondo ended up with two medals in the tournament – a gold from Keira Galindo in poomsae and bronze from Sunshine Tano in cadet female black A free kicking./PN
