Two UST Jins from the Kyorugi division contributed medals for the Philippines in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
UST players from the Philippine taekwondo team finished with a 2-5-3 gold-silver-bronze medal tally for their 2021 SEA Games stint.
Lady Jin Laila Delo captured the bronze medal in the women’s under-67kg event after bowing out against Thailand’s Silvana Lamanda who placed second, 21-12.
It was Delo’s second SEA Games medal in the biennial meet, as she reaped a silver win in 2019 under the same category.
In men’s play, UST’s Israel Cantos notched a bronze medal finish in the under-87kg category. Cantos was defeated by Thailand’s Athi Sararat who claimed the gold, 32-16.
The Philippine team took home 47 gold medals, 65 silvers, and 88 bronzes and placed fourth overall in the biennial meet’s medal tally.
The 31st edition of the SEA Games was held from May 12 to 23, 2022.
