The 21-year-old Delo from University of Santo Tomas crosses paths with Koerndl in the women’ -67 kgs class scheduled on Tuesday (Wednesday night in Manila). READ:
Philippine Team starts its campaign in the World Taekwondo Championships, which officially opened on Monday at the ultra-modern Centro Acuatico CODE Metropolitano here.The 21-year-old Delo from University of Santo Tomas crosses paths with Koerndl in the women’ -67 kgs class scheduled on Tuesday .
“Ready naman tayo, pero ready rin ang mga kalaban natin. May advantage pa sila dahil tayo huminto sa pagsali abroad dahil sa pandemic habang sila nakapagpatuloy pa rin. Walang patapon na fighters dito, but I like our chances and I firmly believe na makaiwas lang sa injury at masaktan ng todo makaka-survive ang atleta natin going to the medal round,” said Samson, the current secretary general of the Philippine Taekwondo Association.
The games which have drawn 755 fighters from 122 countries were formally opened Sunday night via a grandiose ceremonies and parade of the athletes. Highlighting the event were the performances of the renowned Korean Taekwondo Demo Team and Mexico’s national synchronized swimming team.The pride of Bangued, Abra is eyeing to erase his unforgettable stint in the 2019 edition in Manchester. His first-round match against Sanoh Lancery of Republic of Guinea in the men’s -54kgs.
“Saka promse ko po sa pamilya ko at kababayan sa Abra na babawi ako dito. At least mabigyan ko sila ng kasiyahan after so much pain dahil sa lindol na sumira sa aming bayan lately,” added Barbosa, the first Filipino taekwondo jin to make it to pandemic-delayed Olympics in Japan last year since Tshomlee Go in the 2008 edition.
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