UST TAEKWONDO Poomsae Jins reaped seven medals in the sixth World Taekwondo Asia Poomsae Championships in Beirut, Lebanon on June 15.
Philippine team players from UST finished with a 2-1-4 gold-silver-bronze haul and placed third overall in the international tilt.
UST’s Darius Venerable trumped competitors from South Korea, Iran, and Lebanon and bagged gold with a 7.74 score in the men’s over-17 freestyle individual event.
Tiger Jin rookie Justin Kobe Macario teamed up with national team members Juvenile Faye Crisostomo, Jeordan Dominguez, Jana Dominique Oliva and Marvin Mori for another gold-medal finish in the over-17 freestyle mixed team event with a 7.77-point performance.
Venerable also earned a silver in the over-17 freestyle mixed pair category with Crisostomo. Both were awarded as most valuable players in their respective divisions.
In women’s play, Lady Jins Jocel Lyn Ninobla and Aidaine Laxa, along with De La Salle University’s Rinna Babanto, finished third in the under-30 team category.
Ninobla, who made history after gaining gold in the first Online Daedo Open European Poomsae Championships last year, also captured a bronze in her individual event.
Thomasian alumnus and 2019 Southeast Asian Games medalist Rodolfo Reyes Jr. took home another bronze medal for the team in the men’s under-30 individual category.
The trio of Reyes, Tiger Jin junior Joaquin Dominic Tuzon, and DLSU standout Patrick Perez settled for a third-place finish.
UST Poomsae and national poomsae team head coach Rani Ann Ortega was awarded Best Coach.
The Kyorugi team with UST’s Rommel Pablo, Jr. and Laila Delo also competed in the free-form sparring event.
The international competition ran from June 14 to 18.
