Without doubt, the finest finweight in the team right now is John Paul Lizardo who won the mens -54. kg. at the Cuneta Astrodome, Wednesday Morning. He won by a one point lead at crunchtime when his Vietnamese opponent could not keep up with Japoy's faster and well-meaning kicks.
Japoy may be a new face in showbiz, but, in the world of sports, he is considered as one of the best. At 18, Japoy already ranks as the number one in the flyweight junior division. In 2002, he got a silver in the prestigious US Taekwondo Open, followed by two golds in the National Taekwondo Competition a year after. He is a middle child in a brood of three. His real name is John Paul Lizardo.
A student at the De La Salle University where he is taking up a course in AB Sports Studies, Japoy is like any typical teenager who loves listening to R&B and acoustic music. He also plays the drums. His other favorite sports are scuba diving and basketball. He sings and dances.
Japoy's biggest dream is to win the elusive Olympic Gold for the country. He also dreams of owning his own gym where he can do his workout. (Some cropping from the Malaya Newspaper,October 29, 2004 )
Congratulations Pare! SEA Games today, Olympics tommorrow!
inset: For a guy who knows karate (a role Japoy plays in a short film by LKS2003), death is nothing but a mathematical formula
8:17 PM - Classmate John Paul Lizardo in the 2005 Manila SEA GAMES
And before you even ask again, Yes John Paul Lizardo is playing in the SEA Games, right now. So I won't go beating aroung the bush and I will just give you the schedule of his games. They are on, NOVEMBER 28-30 2005 at the CUNETA ASTRODOME. Bring friends and Family and enjoy the action of watching it live or on TV Via Sattelite on ABC 5.
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After passing competitive tryouts and evaluations in sparring last October, John Paul Lizardo finally secured a slot in the RP Tae Kwon Do team. However, things didn’t turn out to be easy for him and his teammates as they went to rigorous training in Korea last summer along with an added military training.
Weighting 54 kg, Lizardo will be participating in the finweight category. Though this is the first SEA Games appearance, Lizardo already had many international exposures in hand such as the Korean Open, US Open and ASEAN Tae Kwon Do Games. As Lizardo is prepared to take his international experience to the SEA Games, hope is definitely strong for the RP Team.- greenarcher.yehey.com
Go Japoy, Go TEAM Philippines.
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