VETERANS Patrick King Perez, Veronica Garces and Jubilee Briones will banner the strong Smart/MVPSF Philippine taekwondo team that will see action in the Chuncheon Korea Open and Daegu World University Championships in South Korea on July 5-14.
Aside from the three, all members of the 12-player national team that took part in last year’s Hangzhou Asian Games in China, the Philippine Taekwondo Association said 32 other Filipino jins will also vie for supremacy in Poomsae (Forms) and Kyorugi (Free Sparring) events.
The PTA is confident the team will perform prominently in the event, especially Perez, who distinguished himself as the country’s first medal winner — bronze in poomsae — in last year’s Asiad.
David Cea, another member of that squad who is fighting in the minus 74kg, will lead the men’s team in free sparring along with Kent John Ilde Banzon (-54kg), Melbourne Johnroyce Jerome Lustado (-58kg) Dex Ian Chavez (-63kg), Legolas Penaredondo (-63kg), Study Jay Gilbuena, Mythaious Angelous Francois Lustado (-55kg), Lhord Jared Patrick Pasaron (-65kg), Nusair Lao (-75kg.), Justin Mark Agno (-80kg.), Israel Cantos (-87kg).
