Han Loong Taekwondo Club clinch 10 golds at Penang meet
Published on: Mon, Jul 21, 2025
By: GL Oh Text Size: Han Loong Taekwondo club members. Kota Kinabalu: Han Loong Taekwondo Club returned with 10 gold, 11 silver and five bronze medals at the recent RTS 2025 Youth Invitational Taekwondo Championship held at the Millennium Hall in Kepala Batas, Penang. They also emerged champions in the poomsae (15-17) event and runners-up in the kyorugi (9-10) event.
Advertisement Their gold medals in the poomsae event were won by Daphne Koay (individual 12-14), Leona Anne Andy (individual 15-17), Master Ervin Ambu (60-70), Leonard Anne and Sherry Anne Salor (mixed pair 15-17), Allyson Ng and Daphne Koay (mixed pair 12-14), while the winners in the kyorugi event were Allyson Ng (12-14), Rae Renjo Renddie (12-14), Ivory Koay (12-14), Avril Corbet (9-11) and Nur Fadhilah Wong (15-17). Eight of the silvers came from the poomsae event through Allyson Ng (12-14), Constantin Kong (12-14), Aleister Ng (12-14), Kristy Koay (12-14), coach Emmanuel Siaw (30-40) and the mixed pair of Daphne/Aleister (12-14), Kristy/Constantin (12-14) and Alexis Ng/Aristotle Kong (15-17). The silver medals in the kyorugi event were won by Dante Corbet (9-11), Kristy Koay (12-14) and Nur Fadhilah Wong (open 18-50). The bronze medals came from poomsae athletes Elsa Koay (9-11), Avril Corbet (9-11), Dante Corbet (9-11) in the individual event and the mixed pair of Dante and Avril, while the other bronze was delivered by Rae Randell Renddie in kyorugi (12-14). Club president Roger Chaw was impressed by the overall performance of the 23-member team led by Master Ervin Ambu and coach Emmanuel Siaw. 'This is a proud achievement for the club and Sabah. Well done to all the club members,' he said. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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