REIGNING Southeast Asian Games champion Patrick King Perez banners a strong and determined SMART/MVPSF Philippine team of 20 male and 16 female jins seeing action in the 2024 World Poomsae Taekwondo Championships slated November 30 to December 4 in Hong Kong.
Also a bronze medalist in the Hangzhou Asian Games in China last year, Perez looms as one of the favorites in the five-day event that gathers majority of the world’s finest poomsae (forms) practitioners including those from Korea, China, France, Spain, Iran, Chinese Taipei and the United States.
Perez, teammates going for gold
Poomsae is performed by following a systematic time of movement in consecutive sequences against an imaginary opponent or multiple opponents.
Backed by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee, the men’s squad also counts on Rodolfo Reyes, Jr., King Nash Alcairo, Darius Venerable, Jeus Gabriel Derick Yape, Ian Matthew Corton, Justin Kobe Macario, Ernesto Guzman Jr., and June Ninobla.
Comprising the women’s squad are Jocel Lyn Ninobla, Maria Nicole Anne Labayne, Sofia Ysabelle Sarmiento, Janna Dominique Oliva, Aidane Krishia Laxa, Zyka Angelica Santiago and Juvenile Faye Crisostomo – all veterans of the Chuncheon Korea Open and Daegu World University Championships in South Korea last July.
Heading the male rising stars are Leno Maximux Subaste, Jose Lucas Llarena, Dean Darnet Venerable, Bob Andrew Fabella, Jaynazh Angelo Jamias, Vinwulfe Racko Urqiua, Caleb Angelo Calde, and Marcus Jared Maquiraya.
In the junior female category are Acey Kiana Oglayon, Chezka Nicolette Luzadas, Joniya Yua Ysabelle Obiacoro, Austine Zulaika Macaraeg, Juliana Mykhail Candelaria, Casey Deleon, Elizabeth Marie Borres, and Julianna Martha Uy.
Members of the cadet squad are Xian Gabriel Gamata, Alfonzo Gabriel Tormon, Kian Ezekiel Castigador, and Kristen Ambriel.
Igor Mella is the head of the delegation while multi-titled Rani Ann Ortega and Jeordan Dominguez are the coaches.
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