For the fifth straight year, the Negros Taekwondo Union-Tigers grade school girls' team brings home the championship from the annual SMART National Taekwondo Championships held July 28 – 29 in Makati City .

Mentored by nine-time best coach awardee Jim Jim Chua, the young jins from Bacolod City continued the tradition of besting other talents from different areas in the country to emerge as champion in their category.

This year's champion team from NTU-Tigers is composed of Ysabel Bermejo, Via Veronica Trocio, Rannie Rose Princess Dedoroy, Crytal Pauline Reyes, Stephanie Alexandra Marie Arrieta and Ashley Alarcon. Dedoroy also bagged the best player award in her division.

Joining the team and giving their support to the NTU-Tigers jins in their successful campaign in Makati were former senior national team member Jose Emmanuel Enriquez and junior national team member Crystal Pauline Reyes.

Both Enriquez and Reyes made their home province and city proud by winning gold medals in the international arena.*NAB

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