ILOILO City – Taekwondo jins from the Iloilo Mark V. Pingol (MVP) Gym have showcased their wares during the kyorugi event of the Dinagyang Invitational Taekwondo Championship on Saturday at the Western Institute of Technology STS Gymnasium.
Bagging home the gold medals for the stable were Phil Caleb Regalado, Chris Bernie Damaolao, Eduardo Adenic III, Adrian Joseph Gajasan, Josiah Vonn Linga, Beatriz Santos, Elisha Miela Paradero, Andria Margaret Palabrica, Sheine Nicole de Asis, Josh Karl Macahilig, Red Dyron Lusaya, Mary Bernadette Algaria, Akimeh Demavivas, Anna Cordova, Marielle Faye Lagamio, Nina Pearl Acosta, and Anne Aquino.
Meanwhile, Andrei Michael Ledesma, Johann Macanas, Dariel Andrei Talamor, Josef Marti Linga, Charee Marie Genecela, Jenella Ashley Tionko, and Alyanah Tionko settled for silver medal finishes.
The lone wolf that captured the bronze medal for the MVP team was Margarette Gem Obsequio, mentored by head coach Denmark Pinggol.
The MVP team finished the one-day taekwondo event as the first runner-up in the standings behind the tied champions Nicole Taekwondo Gym of Janiuay and RJT Gym of Pototan.
“I am pleased with the way they performed here,” said Pinggol. “My taekwondo jins were able to keep in step with tough opponents in this competition. But they will still keep on improving.”/PN
