500 jins sasabak sa PSC-Women in Action Kyorugi tourney

MAHIGIT sa 500 taekwondo jins mula sa boung Luzon ang nakatakdang sumabak sa Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) – Women in Action Kyorugi tournament na magsimula ngayon sa Rizal Memorial Colesium,Manila.

Ang dalawang araw na paligsahan ay isa sa paparating na proyekto ng ahensya Women in Sports movement ni PSC oversight Commissioner Olivia “Bong” Coo, layunin na mapalakas ang paglahok ng mga batang kababaihan, 18 at pababa sa combat sports.

“Time and time again, our women athletes have proven their excellence and ability to win medals in combat sports, like in the recent 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. We want to build on that momentum and further strengthen women’s participation through this event,” Wika ni Commissioner Coo.

Taekwondo athletes mula sa national training pool ay inaasahan rin na sasabak sa laro, na mayroong 84 gold,84 silver,at 168 bronze medals na nakataya sa lahat ng categories para sa Novice 1 (Yellow & Blue),Novice 2 (red & Brown) at Advance (Black)events.

“We thank the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) for partnering with us in the hosting of this tournament by providing coaching and technical assistance to all our participants,” Dagdag pa ng lady commissioner, na kamakailan ay kinikilala ng World Women Leadership Congress Awards na “Woman Leader Award”, para sa kanyang outstanding achievements bilang atleta at sports leader.