Smart/MVPSF taekwondo championships up

MANILA, Philippines —  Around 750 black belters from all over the country take part in the 2024 Smart/MVP Sports Foundation Best-of-the-Best Taekwondo Championships slated Sept. 7-8 at the Ayala Malls, Manila Bay in Parañaque City.

The two-day competition that has the full backing of Smart Communications and PLDT big boss Manny V. Pangilinan will gather the elite fighters who will vie in various categories in both the kyorugi (free sparring) and poomsae (forms), guaranteeing another weekend to remember for taekwondo enthusiasts.

The kyorugi will be divided into Senior, Junior, Cadet and Grade School – both for male and female competitors – while poomsae will be classified into recognized poomsae, individual and free style poomsae individual.