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SEAG: Taekwondo jins add 2 silvers, 2 bronzes to PH's haul
The Philippine taekwondo team concluded their 2025 Southeast Asian Games campaign in Thailand with two additional silver medals and one bronze.
Kenneth Riley Buenavides secured a silver in the men's -63 kg kyorugi division after facing defeat against Thailand's Thanapoom Fuangnoi in the final.
Merica Lillyn Chan also earned a silver medal in the women's -62 kg category, falling to Thailand's Sasikarn Tongchan in the gold medal match.
Dave Cea contributed a bronze medal to the team's tally in the men's -74 kg event.
This performance adds to the taekwondo team's overall success, which included two gold medals from Justin Macario in poomsae and Tachiana Mangin in kyorugi.
The team's final medal count for the SEA Games 2025 includes a total of six silver and six bronze medals in addition to their two golds.
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