The Philippine Star

MVPSF taekwondo resumes this weekend

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Reigning UAAP women’s champion University of the East and San Sebastian College debut as the MVPSF- Meralco Philippine Taekwondo League resumes after a two-week break with two days of action- packed matches at the SM BF Parañaque tomorrow and SM Valenzuela on Sunday.

The Lady Warriors and the Lady Stags kick off hostilitie­s at 12 noon at SM BF Parañaque in Group A of the senior women’s division of the event organized and sanctioned by the Philippine Taekwondo Associatio­n and sponsored by the MVP Sports Foundation and Meralco.

UP and Letran also make their debut in Group B of the men’s senior division at 1 p.m. while San Sebastian battles UP in another Group A match at 2 p. m. of the competitio­n also supported by the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports Commission.

Other Group B senior men’s matches pit NU against Letran at 3:30 p.m. and UP versus NU at 5:30 p.m., sandwichin­g the last Group A senior women’s match between UE and UP at 4:30 p.m.

Over at SM Valenzuela the next day, Mapua and La Salle take a bow in Group C of the men’s senior division at 1 p. m. after the junior division match in Group C at 12 noon between La Salle and FEU-FERN.

Other senior matches in Group C pit La Salle vs FEU at 3:30 p.m. and FEU vs Mapua at 5: 30 p. m. while the remaining junior jousts see FEU taking on Emilio Aguinaldo College ICA at 3 p.m. and EAC meeting La Salle at 4:30 p.m.

PTL tournament director Stephen Fernandez reiterated that the meet serves as the breeding ground for promising taekwondo talents aspiring to make the national team and represent the country in top internatio­nal competitio­ns.

 ??  ?? Aries Capispisan of UST (right) and Paul Ivan Narombaba of FEU trade kicks using the latest internatio­nal protective scoring system (PSS) which automatica­lly registers points on the scoreboard when blows to the body and head connect solidly.
Aries Capispisan of UST (right) and Paul Ivan Narombaba of FEU trade kicks using the latest internatio­nal protective scoring system (PSS) which automatica­lly registers points on the scoreboard when blows to the body and head connect solidly.

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