Josephians Soar at the Waein Cup Taekwondo Championship
1 January 2024
Two Josephians won three golds and a silver at the Waein Cup.
Two Josephians competed in the gruelling Taekwondo championship and came home with 3 Gold and 1 Silver!
Kyrougi
Individual Junior Dan under 55kg : Henry Zhao (LE401) – Gold
Team of 5 Junior Dan under 310kg : Henry Zhao (LE401) – Gold
Team of 3 Cadet Poon under 150kg: Isaac Koh (FN202) – Silver
Poomsae
Male Team Cadet : Isaac Koh (FN202) – Gold
The Waein Cup Championship was held at Our Tampines Hub from 12-14 Jan 2024. The competition saw 691 Taekwondo athletes from 9 countries in this region; Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, India and Singapore. They competed in competing in 364 categories.
The Waein Cup Open Championship Singapore is organised by United Taekwondo Team Waein and Johan Taekwondo, supported by Tampines West CSN and sanctioned by Singapore Taekwondo Federation.
It was indeed a good experience for our Josephians to compete in this level of competition against tough competitors.
Well done, Issac and Henry!