Jeollahbukdo, South Korea. The venue of the 2nd World Taekwondo Culture Expo soars with flying colors for the taekwondo jins from the Philippines. Lee Angelo Ariston, 11 years old, the son of Ma. Teresa Ariston of Deket Nibaliw, Pangasinan, whose studying at the Santo Tomas Catholic School in Mangaldan, Pangasinan proves a fist of success to beat his plight during the competition. This 5th grader bags a stunning GOLD MEDAL for both poom sae and sparring category just this July 4 to 11.

Ariston, for an excellent performance, with his team mates were now credited and automatically are part of the Philippine team. As expected, rigorous trainings will soon follow.

Congratulations! You’re certainly pride of Mabini.

By Aldrin "bunch" Rivera