Tag: Taekwondo
Asian Games: PH taekwondo eyes medal windfall like in Doha 2006
FILE–Jocel Ninobla. HANGZHOU, China—Should luck and the judges’ admiration come to their aid, poomsae aces Jocel Lyn Ninobla and King Patrick Perez might well be the first Filipinos on the medal stand of the 19th Asian Games. Both of them Southeast Asian Games champions early this year, Perez is No. 4 in the rankings of…
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Taekwondo puts first Asiad gold bid on Olympian Alora’s shoulders – rezal404
Kirstie Elaine Alora —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO Kirstie Elaine Alora’s consecutive victories in a pair of highly competitive international meets seemed to augur well for Team Philippines in the forthcoming 19th Asian Games (Asiad). The Philippine taekwondo team has yet to show a gold medal in the Asiad and could finally pull off a breakthrough with…
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Taekwondo sparks late gold rush for Team Philippines; Bautista collects boxing gold – rezal404
Kurt Barbosa of the Philippines (right) battles his idol, Thailand’s Ramnarong Sawekwiharee inthe final. Barbosa won the gold. —AFP One fought against his idol. The other, for probably the last time. In high drama on the taekwondo floor in the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Kurt Barbosa and Samuel Morrison spearheaded a four-gold haul by…
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