The 15-man Smart/MVP Sports Foundation taekwondo squad tests the mettle of its Southeast Asian neighbors in the 2022 Asean Taekwondo Federation Taekwondo Championships set March 30 to April 4, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The Filipino jins leave for Vietnam on Tuesday.
After a rigid training and qualifying session, selected to the team were Loralee Natividad, Abigail Faye Valdez, Realis Tabiando, Clarence Sarza, and Rhezie Aragon, Ceanne Kyle Rosquillo, Marvin Mori, Kier Macalino, King Nash Alcairo, Rommel Pablo Jr., Justin Mark Agno, Paul Romero, June Ninobla, Devy John Singson, Joseph Chua, and Alfritz Arevalo.
The team is composed of 10 Kyorugi (Free Sparring) and five poomsae athletes together with delegation head Raul Samson and coaches (Kyorugi) Paul Romero, Devy Singson and (poomsae) June Ninobla.
Members of the team will also be using the tournament as a gauge as to how far have they gone in their preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games, which the Vietnamese will also host in May.