Philippine Asian News Today Vol 19 No 16 | Page 31

August 16 - 31, 2017
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
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KP Winners
CONGRATS
to the
CHAMPIONS!
CLASS A - Ed Hermano
Hole
# 6 - Ben Santiago
# 7 - Bruce
#14- Dwight Escat
#17 - Art Makalintal
CLASS B - Fred Santos
Superb SEA Games debut for Zion
Fil-Canadian
Zion Corrales Nelson
dashed her way to the
podium after helping her
teammates win bronze
medal in 4X100 m relay
at the penultimate round
of 2017 Kuala Lumpur
SEA Games.
The 2016 BC
Female Athlete of the Year
engineered a lightning
fast performance in the
said event to set a new
national record of 44.81.
Corrales-Nelson,
who happens to be
the daughter of Editha and
grand daughter of Edna,
both accredited Immigration
Consultant, competed in the
biennial event this year as an
elite athlete.
Zion, 18, the youngest
sprinter, is slowly making a
name in international stage
and a brighter future is in the
offing for her.
The way she performed
in this year’s edition of SEAG
for sure made an impact not
only with her teammates , but
with other competitors as well
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in Southeast Asia.
The former stalwart of
St. Thomas More secondary
in Burnaby is currently the
4th fastest woman in 200 m
event and currently sits 8th in
100 m.
Next year, Philippines
will host SEA Games and for
sure the speedy Zion is raring
to showcase her caliber in
front of a jam packed Filipino
crowd.
Her personal best in
100 m is 11.69,, 23.74 in 200
m and 55.04 in 400 m.