MANILA – More Iloilo City-based taekwondo jins captured medals during the two-day 2022 SMART/MVPSF National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships held recently in Ayala Malls, Manila Bay in Manila City.
Yhanon Calzado spearheaded the winning jins from the Coach Flora Taekwondo Academy stable by capturing the gold medal in the Individual Poomsae Yellow Belt Senior Male category.
Sophia Marie Tungala chipped in a silver in Black belt Senior Female Team Poomsae. Daeni Kang also finished with silver in Individual Poomsae Redbelt Toddler Male and Kian Ezekiel Castigador in Individual Poomsae Brownbelt Gradeschool Male category.
Klyzsa Chin captured two bronze medals in Brownbelt Gradeschool Female Individual and Team Poomsae. Karla Andaya won the Brownbelt Gradeschool Female Team Poomsae Novice 2 and Maxzene Bergantinos in Bluebelt Female Gradeschool Individual Poomsae.
Other members of head coach Flora Navales’ stable who competed but fell short on podium finishes were Ayenne Quialquial (Blackbelt), Gwyneth Nicole Andaya (Black Belt), Kyle Chin (Black Belt) and Beatriz Dacpano (Redbelt).
Seth Ryan Taekwondo Academy, meanwhile, got a gold medal from Mary Angela Manabat in Individual Poomsae Bluebelt Junior Female category, Seth Ryan Templanza bagged a bronze in Black Belt Male Junior Mixed Pair Poomsae.
Princess Dennisse Mana-ay (Redbelt female), Sarah Eiellenor Mana-ay (Redbelt female) and Juliana Camarines (Yellowbelt Female) also competed for Seth Ryan stable but fell short of medal finishes.
Elizabeth Marie Borres, meanwhile, delivered two bronze medals for the A. Diasnes Taekwondo Gym in the Black belt Female Junior Individual and Mixed Pair Poomsae events.
Mariel Angela Siscar and Antonio Miguel Nafarrete also captured a medal for the Alfie Diasnes-mentored crew after placing at third in the Blackbelt Pair Junior Poomsae category.
Jasmine Kaye Badoles, Janus Miguel Tacsagon, Elaine Margaret Borres, Alfie Diasnes and Artha Camille Tanagon also carried the name of A. Diasnes Gym in the event but struggled to take home medals of any color./PN
