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PH taekwondo team in Vietnam tilt
Manila Bulletin
|August 17 2025
Sixty-one members of the SMART/MPVSF Philippine team leave for Khan Hoa, Vietnam on Sunday, Aug. 17, to compete in the tough17th ASEAN Taekwondo Federation Championships.
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Asian Games veteran Baby Jessica Canabal spearheads a good mix of battle-tested fighters and rising stars — all raring to show their stuff after months of rigorous training under the watchful eyes of well-decorated coaches who carried the PH flag with pride and might in not so distant the past.
This story is from the August 17 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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