CEBUANA jins Rinna Babanto and Aidaine Laxa snagged bronze medals in the ongoing World Taekwondo Asia 2021 Asian Poomsae Championships on June 14 to 18 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Babanto, a former world Poomsae champion, teamed up with Laxa and Jocel Lyn Ninobla to win the bronze medal in the Women’s Team (-30) Recognized Poomsae. She added another bronze with Patrick Perez in the Mixed Pair (-30) Recognized Poomsae.
The Philippines’ Poomsae squad bagged a total of two golds, three silver medals and five bronzes.
Darius Venerable won the gold in the Men’s Individual (+17) Freestyle. Juvenile Faye Crisostomo, Jeordan Dominguez, Jana Dominique Oliva, Marvin Mori and Justin Kobe Macario won the gold medal in Mixed Team (+17) Freestyle.
Oliva won the silver in the Women’s Individual (+17) Freestyle, Crisostomo and Venerable won the silver in the Mixed Pair (+17) Freestyle, while June Ninobla bagged a silver in the Men’s Individual (-60) Recognized Poomsae.
Jocel Lyn added another bronze in the Women’s Individual (-30) Recognized Poomsae, Rodolfo Reyes Jr. won a bronze in the Men’s Individual (-30) Recognized Poomsae, and Reyes Jr., Perez and Joaquin Dominic Tuazon bagged the bronze medal in the Men’s Team (-30) Recognized Poomsae.
Venerable and Crisistomo were named MVP in the Male and Female categories, respectively, while Philippines head coach Rani Ann Ortega was awarded as the Best Coach. (EKA)