Valdez scored a 2-1 win over Garces in the flyweight finals, giving University of Santo Tomas its third gold medal in the event. READ:
The 20-year-old Valdez may have found her break after she upset 2019 Southeast Asian Games bronze medallist Veronica Garces on Wednesday in the taekwondo events of the 2022 Philippine Sports Commission-organized Women’s Martial Arts Festival at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
“Sana mabigyan ako ng chance to compete in bigger tournaments,” said Valdez, who scored a crucial point in the third round with well-placed 45-degree kicks and punches.Valdez, who has been in Team B since 2016, advanced to the finals after she won over another national jin, Clarence Sarza. Pablo prevailed over teammate Germaine Pineda, 3-1, while Tabiando whipped College of St. Benilde’s Laralee Natividad, 2-1, for the gold.
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