PHL bags first two medals in 2018 Asiad with team poomsae bronze

The Philippines bagged its first two medals for the Asian Games on Sunday afternoon in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Despite losing to China, the team of Dustin Mella, Jeordan Dominguez, and Rodolfo Reyes, Jr. went on to win the bronze medal in the semifinals of the taekwondo men's team poomsae event. The Philippines scored 7.830 against China's 8.180.

#PSCAsiadUpdates: Our Men's Team Poomsae wins the first bronze medal for the Philippines in the 18th #AsianGames2018 Tunay na #galingngatletangPILIPINO ????????#LabanAtletangPilipino#TeamPHIsaAsianGames2018#parasainangbayan pic.twitter.com/LC7sGLZfhb

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) August 19, 2018

Earlier, in the quarters, the national team won with a score of 8.330 against Iran's 8.100.

The women's team, on the other hand, settled for bronze after scoring 7.110 against Korea's 8.020.

#PSCAsiadUpdates: Back-to-back bronze medal for the ????????! This time, from our Women's Team Poomsae. Mabuhay ang #galingngatletangPILIPINO #LabanAtletangPilipino#TeamPHIsaAsianGames2018#parasainangbayan pic.twitter.com/tYOg0PqIqf

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) August 19, 2018

The women's team is composed of Juvenile Crisostomo, Rinna Babanto, and Janna Oliva. — LA, GMA News