FORMS specialists Jovan Medallo and Janah Jade Lavador spearheaded Team Philippines’ successful campaign in the 1st Thailand Kickboxing World Cup 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand as Filipinos brought home a total of 22 hardware— eight gold, four silver, and 10 bronze medals.
Asian champion Medallo made a clean sweep in the men’s Forms category, capturing four gold medals by dominating the Creative Forms Open Hand, Creative Forms with Weapon, Musical Forms with Weapon, and Musical Forms Open Hand events.
Cebu’s pride, Janah Jade Lavador, also shone brightly. She clinched two gold medals in the women’s Musical Form Open Hand and Creative Forms Open Hand events.
In addition, Lavador secured two bronze medals after placing third in the Musical Form Open Hand and Creative Form with Weapon categories.
In the combat events, Whinny Bayawon and Jethro Saba led the medal charge.
Bayawon triumphed in the 57-kg Light Contact division, while Saba emerged victorious in the 63-kg Kick Light category — both earning gold medals. They were also part of the Philippine Point Fighting Team that secured a bronze medal. Bayawon added another silver in the -57kg Kick Light event.
Lance Villamor contributed two bronze medals: one from the team’s Point Fighting campaign and another from the 63-kg Light Contact division.
Additional silver medals came from Hergie Bacyadan in the women’s K1 -70kg division, Karol Maguide in the men’s Full Contact -54kg, and Aime Ramos in the women’s Light Contact -50kg category.
Also bringing home bronze medals were Renalyn Dacquel in the women’s Low Kick -48kg, Gretel De Paz in Low Kick -56kg, Jansen Pareja in Low Kick -51kg, and Mikko Camingawan in Low Kick -54kg.
The team was guided by team manager and head coach Roselyn Hung, along with coaches Bryan Olod, Larry Baluyan, Rex De Lara, Rofelyn Corrales, and Jiden Rose Hung.
They were supported by PSC‘s physical therapist, Cristin Angela Terceno, and team masseuse Sylvia Cayatoc.
The Philippine delegation’s participation was made possible through the full support of Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino, NSA President Atty. Wharton Chan (also the POC Secretary General), Michael Tolentino, VP Benito Domingo, as well as the Philippine Olympic Committee, led by NOC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, and the Philippine Sports Commission under chairman Richard Bachmann.