Cebu Taekwondo Team Pays Courtesy Call to Tomas Osmeña
Cebu Taekwondo Association representatives headed by Taekwondo coach Glenn Lava paid a courtesy call to Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday.
Lava, accompanied by his team, who joined the Palarong Pambansa 2018, in an interview, said he is asking for the mayor’s moral support and recognition of his team here in Cebu City.
“Aron ilang kahago kay ma paid off ba. Kay daghan sila ug competitions nga giapilan, sa usa ka tuig muduwa ni sila og tag duha ka duwa sa international, mga medalist gud ni sila but dili marecognize here in Cebu City,” he said. “…for me, sa akong team, ang kailangan lang jud nako is moral support and to be recognized…” he added.
He shared about a certain trainee he had from the University of San Carlos who won a gold medal in a World Championship Tournament in Columbia but was never recognized here in Cebu.
Only the Philippine Taekwondo Association recognized her and Lava, who also won 3 golds, but was never recognized here in the city.
When asked about the financial support, he said they spent for their own expenses in travelling to National Competitions but Internationally, the Philippine Taekwondo Association are the ones spending for the team.
But despite everything, all they really need is moral support and to be recognized for bringing the name of Cebu with pride. (Cebu City PIO/Liberty G. Rigonan/CNU Communication Intern)
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