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Elite jins test mettle
September 4, 2025
|Manila Bulletin
A total of 2,500 elite fighters — the black belters included — from all over the country will slug it out in the 2025 SMART/MVP Sports Foundation Best of the Best Taekwondo Championships this weekend - Sept. 6-7 - at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila.
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As in the past, the two-day event has the full backing of sports patron Smart Communications and PLDT big boss Manny V. Pangilinan, who like Philippine Taekwondo Association's Grand Master Hong Sung-chon is also eager to see a Filipino fighter win an Olympic gold.
هذه القصة من طبعة September 4, 2025 من Manila Bulletin.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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