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Elite jins test mettle
Manila Bulletin
|September 4, 2025
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.
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