2,000 jins vie in Smart/MVPSF Poomsae championships
MANILA, Philippines — The drive to build a house of champions continues as the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) stages the Smart/MVPSF National Taekwondo Poomsae Championships on July 5 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
The association, headed by Grandmaster Sung-Chon Hong, expressed confidence they can discover a new batch of talents from the more than 2,000 taekwondo jins who have confirmed participation in the one-day event.
Team Philippines is coming off a successful campaign in the recent Asian Taekwondo Championship in Mongolia where the Nationals brought home 11 medals – 10 from poomsae athletes.
Backed by the Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee and Milo, the tournament features two categories – Recognized Poomsae (individual, pair and team) and Freestyle Poomsae (individual, mixed pair, team).
Club teams Central Gymnasium, Meta Taekwondo, and Discovery Pluz are in for exciting battle with top collegiate teams like Ateneo, Xavier School, UST, UP Diliman, and La Salle.
Teams from the PNP, AFP, Pangasinan, Isabela, Pampanga, Cavite, Laguna, Bacolod, Iloilo, Cebu, Leyte, Cagayan d e Oro, Davao, and Gensan are also entered.
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