AGS' first female jin wins gold in MAPATA tkd tourney

Nineteen members of Ateneo de Manila Grade School’s taekwondo varsity won a total of 14 gold, six silver, and 11 bronze medals in the recent MAPATA (Makati-Pasig-Taguig) Age Group Taekwondo Championship! 

Held on 12 October 2024 at the Rizal High School Gymnasium in Pasig City, the competition saw the Blue Eagles from various grade levels winning medals in the Kyorugi and Poomsae events. Among the medalists was Kirsten Cantong of 1-Malinis, the very first female taekwondo jin to win a medal – and a gold one at that – for the AGS. 

Details about the medal haul of the AGS Blue Eagles are as follows: 

Adam Asinas (3-Banahaw): Gold, Kyorugi + Gold, Poomsae

Phil Cajucom (3-Matutum): Gold, Kyorugi + Gold, Poomsae

Liam Kim (1-Malusog): Gold, Kyorugi + Gold, Poomsae

Jude Poyaoan (2-Tanguile): Gold, Poomsae + Silver, Kyorugi

James Aquino (2-Ipil): Gold, Kyorugi + Bronze, Poomsae

Leo Bondoc (5-Bagobo): Gold, Kyorugi + Bronze, Poomsae

Jordan Silerio (2-Talisay): Gold, Kyorugi + Bronze, Poomsae

Paolo Yebra (5-Ivatan): Gold, Poomsae + Bronze, Kyorugi

Milo Rosario (1-Malakas): Silver, Poomsae + Silver, Kyorugi

Xavi Bondoc (5-Dumagat): Silver, Kyorugi + Bronze, Poomsae

Liam Esguerra (5-Bagobo): Bronze, Kyorugi + Bronze, Poomsae

Kale Manalang (3-Bulusan): Bronze, Kyorugi + Bronze, Poomsae

Kirsten Cantong (1-Malinis): Gold, Kyorugi

Alex Salvan (3-Taal): Gold, Kyorugi

Jio Sandoval (3-Pulog): Gold, Kyorugi

Daryn Ferrer (5-Dumagat): Silver, Poomsae

Benj Tan (5-Kalinga): Silver, Poomsae

Louie Dela Cruz (3-Halcon): Bronze, Poomsae

Anton Lasala (5-Maranaw): Bronze, Poomsae