Among the Philippine representatives for the poomsae competition in the 2019 SEA Games are UST students Jocel Ninobla, Aidaine Laxa, and Darius Venerable who took home medals for the country. As per Spin.ph, Ninobla beat her Thai competitor Srisahakit Ornawee to take home a gold medal for the women’s recognized poomsae, while Laxa and Venerable both took home silver medals in the women’s team poomsae and freestyle poomsae mixed team, respectively.
UST alumnus Rodolfo Reyes, Jr. also brought home a gold medal for the men’s recognized poomsae event.