THE Smart/MVP Sports Foundation National Poomsae Taekwondo Team captured five medals, topped by the gold medal of Ernesto Guzman Jr. in the Individual Male under 50 class in the recent 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Goyang, South Korea.
The pair of Justin Kobe Macario and Juvenile Faye Crisostomo finished second in Freestyle Mixed Pair +17 while the tandem of Ian Matthew Corton and Maria Nicole Anne Labayne showed grit and grace in the Recognized Mixed Pair -17 for the team’s second silver.
Filipino jins proved to be a force to reckon with in the world stage that lured participants from 64 countries, including Chinese Taipei, Germany, France, USA, Spain, Mexico, Japan, Italy, Brazil, Canada, Thailand, Indonesia, Poland, Vietnam, Venezuela, Singapore, Denmark, Switzerland, Qatar, and host South Korea.
Darius Venerable and Rodolfo Reyes, Jr. clinched the bronze medal in the Freestyle Individual Male +17 and Recognized Individual Male -30, respectively. The team was supported by the Philippine Taekwondo Association and the Philippine Sports Commission.
