Ateneo de Manila University standout Francis Aaron Agojo secured the country’s first gold in the 2014 World University Taekwondo Championships being held at the Inner Mongolia Gymnasium in Hohhot, China.

Agojo, a silver medalist in the 2013 Asian Youth Games, outclassed Ibrahim Ethem Pak of Turkey in the finals of the men’s fin weight category (-54 kgs.). Pak settled for silver while losing semifinalists Nakagawa Takaya of Japan and Soslan Baimatov of Russia got one bronze each.

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