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Filipino poomsae pair conquers self-doubt en route to Asian Youth Games medals
Filipina taekwondo jin Kristen Ambriel Aguila 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.
Aguila previously won two gold medals in the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Youth League in China.
Taekwondo jin Aeden Cereño also won a bronze medal in the boys' individual freestyle.
Both Aguila and Cereño overcame self-doubt to achieve their medals.
The Philippines has also earned a bronze medal in teqball from Crystal Carino and Nicole Tabucol in the girls' doubles, and a gold medal in pencak silat from Kram Airam Carpio.
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