Asian Games: Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape wins gold in virtual taekwondo, PH's 4th gold

Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape bagged another medal in the 2026 Asian Games, this time a gold from the mixed individual virtual taekwondo event.

Yape defeated Vietnam’s Chau Ngoc Tuyet Sang, 500-0, 620-0, in the gold medal match to claim his second medal of the Asiad. He previously won bronze in the men’s individual poomsae.

Yape advanced to the gold medal match after defeating Kazakhstan’s Rita Bakisheva in the semifinals and Japan’s Hayate Suzuki in the quarterfinals.

The gold brings the Philippines’ medal haul to four golds, five silvers, and 14 bronzes. Carlos Yulo has won two of the country’s gold medals, while EJ Obiena has added one.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News