Davaoena teen gets gold medal in 2022 Online Regional Taekwondo Championship

DAVAO CITY—A promising 12-year-old Davaoena brought honor to this city after she won a gold medal in the 2022 2nd Regional Taekwondo Championship Poomsae and Speed Kicking last February 12 in Mati City, Davao Oriental.

Jilliana Winstelle Dagpin, a student of the Philippine Women’s College (PWC) won a gold medal in the Free Kicking Cadet Female Brown Novice 2.

In April and May last year, Dagpin also won two medals in the 4th Lents Taekwondo Worldwide Sports Online Poomsae Open 2021.

Dagpin won a gold medal in the recognized Poomsae colored belt individual female last May 8. 

Dagpin beat 17 athletes from nine countries in the event.

Last April 24-25, Dagpin also won a silver medal in the same tournament in the individual female under the 17 category.

Overall the tournament was participated in 654 athletes from 46 counties and was done not only to showcase Poomsae excellence but to provide help to the Sri Lankan orphans as well.

Dagpin, a resident of Magtuod, Maa here is happy with her international victory. The medals are the fourth one for Dagpin in the last three months since last March 2-12, she also won two medals in the 2nd Poomsae Lover International Online Championships.

The young Poomsae practitioner won gold and silver medals in the color belt advance level female cadet category in the tournament participated in by  12 countries and 29 players. Before her international win, Dagpin, a member of Katma Taekwondo and Fitness Club of coach Renato Jun Liwag has also won several local and national taekwondo tournaments in the past. (Romeo Braceros Jr.)

Twelve-year-old promising Davaoena taekwondo practitioner Jilliana Winstelle Dagpin.(Photo: MJ VD)