Cross Acal secures silver in 'Best of the Best' TKD tourney
02 Oct 2023
Ateneo de Manila Grade School student athlete Cross Acal (6-Faber) won a silver medal for sparring/kyorugi in the recent Smart/MVP Sports Foundation’s 2023 Best of the Best Taekwondo Championships.
Held on September 3 at Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City, the event was open only to black belts who had previously won a gold or silver medal at a competition sanctioned by the Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA). Around 900 bemedaled male and female taekwondo jins from our country’s 19 regions joined the prestigious event.
![(L-R) Joey Paja, Cross Acal, Karla Jane Alava](/sites/default/files/inline-images/acal2coachesbotb%20%281%29.png)
Cross is the captain of the Ateneo Grade School Taekwondo Varsity, and is coached and trained by Joey Paja and Karla Jane Alava.