Incoming Grade 8 student Shaira Isabel Garbanzos of the University of St. La Salle continued to make waves in international taekwondo stage with a silver medal finish in the cadet division of the 2015 1 st Asian Taekwondo Championships held early this week in Taiwan.

Garbanzos latest accomplishment came on the heels of her gold medal victory in Vietnam during the recent 12 th ASEAN Taekwondo Federation Championships held in Ho Chi Minh City.

A product of the Negros Taekwondo Union under the mentorship of Crystal Pauline Reyes, Garbanzos joined the competition in Vietnam and Taiwan as a member of the Philippine taekwondo team.

With her in the national team in both tournaments were fellow NTU Tigers Irene Therese Bermejo and Camille Andrea Miraflores.

Also winning medals for the Philippine team in Taiwan were Gilwel Irag of Nueva Ecija, Reigin Jay Ajay of Baguio and Charisse Raguntana of Manila.

Irag won the gold in her event while Ajay plucked a silver and Raguntana, a bronze medal.

At the ASEAN tournament in Vietnam, the national taekwondo squad colleged 21 gold medals, 26 silvers, an 9 bronzes. Host Vietnam bagged the overall championship with 46 gold, 29 silver, and 19 bronze medals, while Malaysia was at third place with 5 gold, 9 silver and 18 bronze medals.*NAB

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