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PHL team bags 5 gold, 5 silver medals at World Taekwondo Culture Expo


The Philippine Taekwondo Team bagged five gold medals and five silver medals at the World Taekwondo Culture Exposition in Muju, South Korea, a report on Unang Balita said on Monday. 

Some of the winners represented Ateneo de Zamboanga.

  • Ceasar Basilio - Gold medal, under 35 years-old 2nd Dan Black Belt
  • Micah Torres - Gold medal, under 16 years-old Brown Belt
  • Algenne Amiruddin - Silver medal, under 16 years-old 1st Dan Black Belt
  • Marry Amiruddin - Silver, under 14 years-old red belt
  • Don Mustapha Loong II - Silver, under 10 years-old brown belt
  • Saeed Faris Loong - Silver, under 8 years-old red belt

 

Around 2,000 athletes from different countries in Asia, Middle East, Australia, Africa, Europe, and America took part in the competition which had brackets and divisions for varying age groups.

The World Taekwondo Culture Exposition will end on Tuesday, July 18. —With a report from Peewee Bacuño/Kiersnerr Gerwin Tacadena/KG, GMA News

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