Poomsae stars join national taekwondo meet

WORLD poomsae (forms) bronze medalists Camille Alarilla, Rani Ortega and Janice Lagman will compete in the Smart national poomsae taekwondo championships on July 22 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.

Alarilla, Ortega and Lagman, who bagged their medals in the team competition in the world event, are among the 1,500 participants in the event organized by the Philippine Taekwondo Association and sponsored by Smart Communications Inc., MVP Sports Foundation, PLDT, Milo and PSC.

The entries will come from various regions including ARMM, CAR, Caraga and the National Capital Region.  They will vie for honors in individual standard, pair and team free style, synchronized poomsae and creative poomsae.

The participants will be classified into children (13 years and below), juniors (14 to 17) and seniors (18 and above).

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