Smart All-Women’s taekwondo set June 2

LADY athletes take the spotlight on June 2 with the staging of the 2013 Smart national All-Women’s taekwondo championships at Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Around 600 of the country’s leading taekwondo practitioners are expected to vie for honors in the one-day tournament.

The tournament is categorized into novice and advance players who will participate in the senior, junior, cadet and grade school divisions, according to organizing committee chair Sung Chon Hong.

There will also be competition in the individual and team events of poomsae for colored and blackbelt students.

The event  organized by the Philippine Taekwondo Association and supported by Philippine Sports Commission, Smart Communications, MVP Sports Foundation, PLDT, Meralco, TV 5 and Milo starts at 9 a.m.  It supports PTA’s commitment to the development of sports and the government’s grassroots program.

All affiliated PTA chapters and branches in Metro Manila and the provinces, including the various military branches, have agreed to send their athletes.  Members of the national team are also expected to join.