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Taekwondo’s Kristen Ambriel Aguila cops silver; Crystal Cariño, Nicole Tabucol bag teqball bronze in Asian Youth Games
Kristen Ambriel Aguila, a 15-year-old Filipina taekwondo jin, secured a silver medal in the girls' individual recognized poomsae at the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain.
She narrowly lost the gold medal match to Iran's Zeinab Shahriari with a score of 8.86-8.80.
In the semifinals, Aguila defeated China's Yuqi Li with a score of 8.52-8.51.
Previously, she won two gold medals in the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Youth League in China.
The Philippines also earned a bronze medal in teqball from Crystal Carino and Nicole Tabucol in the girls' doubles.
The national contingent now has three medals in the meet, with previous gold coming from pencak silat's Kram Airam Carpio.
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Filipino teqball pair Crystal Cariño and Nicole Tabucol were eliminated in the semifinals of the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain, losing to Thailand.
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Pencak silat star Kram Airam Carpio delivered the Philippines' first gold medal in the third Asian Youth Games, striking gold in the girls' 51 to 55-kilogram class.
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