Gretchen bags karate gold
Thursday, November 16th, 2006People’s Journal
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Page 12 SPORTS
PHILIPPINE karate’s poster girl Gretchen Malalad won a gold medal in the 2nd Korea Open karate championship last weekend in Busan, South Korea.
In her first international stint after winning her third straight gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games last year, the 26-year-old Malalad ruled he +65 kg. individual kumite event as she overwhelmed her Korean opponent in the finals, 6-0.
Armed with strong kicks never seen before, Malalad made it to the gold medal round after disposing of her Vietnamese foe in the semifinals, 6-2.
Malalad was the Philippines’ lone entry in the six-national-competitio. National coach David Lay accompanied her in the sojourn supported by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Accel.
“Her victory showed that she’s very much ready for the Asian Games and I’m confident that Gretchen will deliver for us just like what she did in 2002,” said Philippine Karate Federation (PKF) head Ed Ponce.
Malalad hopes that she would surpass her bronze medal finish she achieved in Busan Asiad four years ago despite her shoulder injury the 5-foot-7 stunner suffered midway in the tournament.
Other national karate team members who were also preparing for the Doha meet are SEA Games gold medal winners Marna Pabillore and Nelson Pacalso, Bern Chu, Bong Toribio, Junel Perenia, Mae Soriano and kata specialist Noel Espinosa.
Except for Malalad and Espinosa, the rest of the RP karatekas are in Naples, Italy training under foreign coach Giuseppe Romano.
Meanwhile, the Philippine karate team will compete in two European meets that will serve as a tune-up for the Doha Games.
On Nov. 25-26, the Filipino karatekas will be at Iserna, Italy for the Italy Open Karate Championships, where 8 European countries ahve confirmed their participation followed by the San Marino Open Karate Championships slated on Dec. 1-3.
Theodore P. Jurado
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