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SEA Games stars banner Smart/MVPSF squad

Members of the smart/mvpsf philippine taekwondo team pose before a training session for the chuncheon korea open international taekwondo championships. | Photograph Courtesy of Smart
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Olympian Kurt Bryan Barbosa and six gold medalists of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games will banner the Smart/MVPSF Philippine taekwondo team that will see action in the tough Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships from 8 to 14 August.

Aside from Barbosa, the Philippine Taekwondo Association said three other individual gold medalists — Samuel Morrison, Patrick King Perez and Kirstie Ellaine Alora plus the troika of Jocel Lyn Ninobla, Aidaine Krishia Laxa and Maria Nicole Ann Labayne in poomsae — will also compete in the charming capital city of Gangwon Province.

In all, 20 Filipino jins, including 11 grizzled male fighters, will see action in Kyorugi (free sparring) and another 15 in poomsae (forms), nine females and six male athletes who are all supported by the Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee and Milo.

Barbosa is among the favorites in the -58kg event, while Morrison is also fancied to do well in the -87kg along with Alora in +73kg and Perez in the individual poomsae in the event that will test the readiness of the PH team as well as other Asian countries for next month’s Hangzhou Asian Games.

Other PH bets in Kyorugi are Joseph Chua (-63kg), Dave Cea (-74kg), Justin Mark Agno (-74kg), Sturdy Jay Gilbuena (-68kg), Dex Ian Chavez (-58kg), Kent John Ilde Banzon (-54kg) Rodito Sinugbojan Jr. (-48kg), Michael Cabaluna Jr. (-45kg) and Kurt Mykel Curata Jr. (-51kg).

In the women’s side are Veronica Garces (-49kg) Jubilee Briones (-57kg), Baby Jessica Canabal (-53kg) Clarence Sarza (-46kg), Lailda Delo (-67 kg), Tachiana Keziah Mangin (-49kg), Rryshel Jasmine Ramirez (-49kg) and Caitlin Juia Carlos (-44kg).

Ian Matthew Corton, Darius Venerable, Justin Kobe Macario, Eljay Marco Vista and June Ninobla are the other members of male poomsae team and Rinna Babanto, Juvenile Faye Crisostomo, Stella Nicole Yape, Zyka Angelica Santiagio, Antonette Medallada and Aesha Kiara Oglayon in women’s side.

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