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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017
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MANILA – The Philippine delegation brought home a total of nine medals – six gold, one silver and two bronze – from the 1st World Youth Martial Arts Masterships in Jincheon county in South Korea.
Ghen-yhan Cabayacruz Berdon, Bryan Ray Siglos, Liane Benito, Mariah Trenyce Co, Rudzma Abubakar, and Islay Erika Bomogao took the golds.
Kristian Narca won the lone silver medal for Team Bagsik while Rosemarie Recto and Felex Dave Cantores settled for bronze medals.
“We’re very happy and proud with the fantastic performance of the team,” said Pearl Managuelod, secretary-general of the Muay Thai Association of the Philippines (MAP). “They trained hard every day to give glory to our country, and it finally paid off.”
“We’re very grateful for all the support we have been getting from our local chapters, our MAP officials and, of course, the Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee and Philippine Sports Institute,” she added.
Accompanying the Filipino athletes in the tournament were coaches Precious Ocaya, Roland Claro and Jonathan Polosan, and international technical officials Edzel Ngina, Mardel Claro and Francis Amandy./PN
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