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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY July 16 - 31, 2016
SPORTS
Official Results Tournament
#18 @ Westwood Plateau,
July 23 - 07/24/2016
PGABC 2016 Officers
President: Art Makalintal
Vice-President: Fred E Santos
Congratulations to the
champions!
Secretary: Ferdinand Y Lontok
Tom Raguero
Class A - Tom Raguero
Class B - Jimmy Fabros
Treasurer: Jess Cusi
Membership Director: Renato Cusi
IT/Handicap Director: Geevs Fragante
Rules Director: Efren Doctor
KP winners:
#3 - Jay Isaac
#6 - Vic Galvez
#12 - Jessie Castillo
#16 - Tom Raguero
Tournament Director: Jessie Castillo
Special Events Director: Manny Yatco
Advisors: Toti Epondulan, Vic B Galvez
Jimmy Fabros
PH athletes unwind before action in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO—Reeling from jetlag, members of
the Philippine delegation, including the six athletes who
are already here for the 2016
Rio Olympics, were given the
chance to loosen up Monday
in this city that has all the
trimmings of a major event
coming up.
Except for the Philippine flag bearer, Ian Lariba
of table tennis, the rest of the
athletes, from long jump specialist Marestella Torres-Sunang, swimmer Jessie Khing
Lacuna, taekwondo jin Kirstie
Elaine Alora and weightlifters
Hidilyn Diaz and Nestor Colonia, took it easy the day after
their arrival.
Members of the delegation headed by Jose Romansata could still feel the effects
of a back-breaking 25-hour
flight from Manila to Rio via
Dubai when they got up in the
morning. Officials, including
the coaches, thought it was
better to give everybody some
tim e to recover.
Lariba just went through
the motions under her South
Korean coach Mi Sook Kwon,
a silver medalist in the 1999
World Championships. But
she said she didn’t want to
overdo herself and just wanted to break sweat to shake off
jetlag.
“We did just enough,”
said Lariba, 21, the first athlete from the Philippines to
plunge into action in this
Summer Games, being held
despite serious concerns on
the dreaded Zika virus, security threats and the impending
ban on Russian athletes.
Lariba competes the day
after the opening ceremony,
most likely in the morning,
and ahead of Lacuna, and
boxers Rogen Ladon and
Charly Suarez who will also
make their Olympic debut
later in the day in different
venues.
Track coach Joebert Delicano decided to give Sunang
time to recover from jetlag as
well, saying all he did was give
the country’s long jump entry a rubdown to soothe her
muscles. Besides, he said Sunang practiced hard and did
a dozen jumps the day before
they left Manila for Rio.
“Her muscles were tight
due to the long flight. She
had to stay out of the track at
least for today. With another
good sleep, her body should
feel better tomorrow,” said
Delicano, a long jump champion during his prime.
Weighlifting coach Alfonsito Aldanete said Colonia
and Diaz will be at the training
venue Tuesday. At the same
time, the coach decided not
to allow his two athletes to
join the opening march because they are scheduled to
compete on Aug. 7.
“Even if it’s two days
after the
opening
ceremony,
they have
to skip the
parade. It’s
difficult for
weightlifters to be
spending a
long time
standing,
especially
during the
parade, so
close to a
competition,” said
the coach
from Zam- Team Philippines pose for a photo with the Christ the Redeemer statue. Photo by R. Olivares
khaldi, arrived at the Athletes most athletes, their physical
nboanga
Village Monday morning with condition is of greater imporCity.
The two boxers, Ladon her coach, Jennifer Buffin. tance.
When the opening cerand Suarez, are all set to fly They flew in from Hawaii, and
in from Las Vegas where they said it took them 31 hours to emony takes place at the
79,000-seat stadium, only a
trained more than a month get here.
“We flew from Hawaii to few athletes, perhaps half a
for the Olympics. Team official Ed Picson said they’re Dallas then Miami then Rio. dozen, may end up joining the
also contemplating on asking What was supposed to be an parade of the 206 competing
the boxers to skip the Olym- eight-hour layover in Miami countries. They will be joined
took even longer because of a by only a handful officials.
pic parade.
Philippine Olympic ComGolfer Miguel Tabuena further two-hour delay,” said
mittee president Jose Cowill only arrive in Rio the day the swim coach.
“It was a very long trip. juangco will arrive on the day
after the opening, in time for
the golf competition on Aug. But it was good,” said Alkhal- of the opening ceremony. He
di, who stayed indoors the will travel from Manila alone,
11 to 14.
and has decided to spend a
Runner Eric Cray is arriv- rest of the day.
Romasanta said it’s more night in San Francisco before
ing from Houston while marathoner Mary Joy Tabal will be important to make sure the flying to Rio than take the 25flying in from Japan, in time athletes are well rested head- hour trip from Manila.
ing to the competition. While
“I’m not that young anyfor the opening.
The other swimmer from joining the parade is a once- more,” he said. ( MS sports)
the Philippines, Jasmine Al- in-a-lifetime opportunity for
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