Young taekwondo athletes trained by coach Vic Feria of Hannah Taekwondo Club captured the overall championship in the Hon. Isidro P. Zayco Regional Age Group Taekwondo Tournament held Jan. 7 at K-Center in Kabankalan City.

Bagging the gold in their respective division are young jins Enrico Lizares Mora, Arielle Legaspi, Francisco Entiero, JV Cabrerra, Lala Lumacad, Mariel Dayor and Bryan Tabefranca.

Settling for silver were Jean Fierre Malacad, Samantha Agbay and Michael Sanicas, while Roam Joseph Ayuban, Charlize Subardiaga, Dave Don Dolloso and Louie Jess Agbay grabbed bronze medals.

The tournament was part of the 36th Sinulog Festival celebration in Kabankalan and drew participation from taekwondo teams from the cities of Bago, Cadiz, Sagay, Bacolod, and the Province of Capiz.

Earlier, the same taekwondo team mentored by Feria also won gold medals in the 2011 Provincial Meet at the Panaad Stadium.

The gold medalists were Deb Matthew Daclan of Jack ‘n Jill Castleson, Enrico Lizares Mora from Stone Christian School; Arielle Legaspi of Joy Christian School, Roem Joseph Ayuban from Educational Training Center, and Paolo Dumagat.

They represent Negros Occidental in the regional meet set in March in Bacolod City.*NAB

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