MEDALS FOR RP TAEKWONDO TEAM AT ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Vietnam, May 21, 1998 - Filipino jins scored well at the 13th Asian Taekwondo Championships, capturing one silver and two bronze medals.
Veteran Maria Nelia Sy received a silver medal while teammates Jasmin Strachan and Alessandro Lubiano got two bronzes.
Sy, the reigning Southeast Asian Games gold medallist in the lightweight division, defeated three rivals but lost to a Taiwanese in the finals to settle for the silver.
She had earlier beaten an Indonesia, an Australian and a South Korean in the semifinals.
Strachan, a newcomer in the Philippine team, won in the welterweight division over a Taiwanese. She lost in the semifinals to a Korean.
Lubiano ousted a Chinese before bowing to another Korean.
Reported by: Sol Jose Vanzi
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