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Eduardo Buenavista bags 1st gold in RP Open |
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Monday, 11 May 2009 03:15 |
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 Eduardo Buenavista bested younger local rivals and a host of foreign runners to capture the first gold medal in the Milo-National Open Track and Field Invitational Championship with a victory in the 5000-m run at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center here yesterday.
Buenavista, 30, thwarted Julius Sermona’s challenge at the finish to rule the race in 14:37.3. Sermona, 23, settled for silver in 14:37.6 while Mendel Lopez of Navy took the bronze in 15:21.6. “I made the charge early but still managed to nip Julius in the last 500 meters,” said Buenavista. Precious de Leon of UP ruled the girls discus throw with a 29.14-m effort, beating Eszarani Sebad of Brunei (28.29) and Jessa Mae Fernandez of Tangub City (27.66). Mervin Guarte of Calapan topped the boys 5000m run in 15:34.6, while Cristopher Ulboc of FEU (15:37.6) and Ferdinand Corpuz (16:02.6) took the silver and bronze medals, respectively. Flordeliza Donos reigned in women’s 3000m run in 11:09.17 with Mary Ann Dela Cruz (11:25.97) and Russel Rollano (11:27.08) taking the silver and bronze medals. |
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Four more foreign teams compete in RP trackfest |
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 03:14 |
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 MANILA, Philippines - OVER 1,000 athletes, including 150 foreign players will see action in the 2009 MILO-National Open Track and Field Championship slated May 10-12 at the Don Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen.
Four more countries - Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and Vietnam – have confirmed their participation in the meet bringing the number of foreign teams to eight making this year’s Open presented by MILO, the local government of Lingayen and Dagupan City Mayor Alipio ‘Al’ Fernandez the biggest in years. Thailand, Malaysia, Chinese-Taipei and Sri Lanka have already submitted their respective teams in the event sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF). “Counting the number of local teams to 45, this year’s Open double the number of participants which competed in the last staging of the Open in Palayan, Nueva Ecija.We are happy with the support extended by Mayor (Al) Fernandez and the Lingayen provincial board,” said atletics chief Go Teng Kok. “It’s a tough field, that is why we will used this Open as part of our selection for the composition of our national team in Laos SEAG,” said Go. |
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Alejandrino, Sanchez named PRISAA athletics MVPs |
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Saturday, 25 April 2009 03:14 |
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 Benjamin Alenjandrino of the University of Santo Tomas and Blessie Mae Sanchez of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation in San Carlos, Pangasinan were crowned as the PRISAA National Games most valuable players in athletics.
Alejandrino won his second straight MVP title after winning the men’s 800 and 1,500-meter runs, and 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Metro Naga Sports Complex in Naga City. He also helped the NCR 4 x 800m relay team win the gold. The UST player bagged the title despite the fact that Region 7’s Fran Lindely Navaja also swept his five events, the last of which was the 4 x 200 relay on Friday. Navaja, an engineering student at the University of Cebu, proved that he is the competition's fastest man by winning the 100 and 200 meter dash, and was also part of the 4 x 100 and classic relay teams that won the gold. |
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Friday, 08 August 2008 11:53 |
Defending champion STI College and five-time titlist University of Manila collide on Friday on the hardcourt as the National Athletic Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (NAASCU) unveils its 8th season with a big 12-member roster at the Rizal Coliseum.
The Olympians, though, will be missing the services of at least four architects of their triumphant 2007 season—Dexter Micutuan, Raymond Tiongco, Mark Balneg and Howard Flor. Only Ramon Mabayo was retained of last year’s starting five for STI which defeated UM in the finals.
The Hawks, who will be handled by veteran coach Francis Rodriguez, are leaning on stalwarts Onofre Napiza and Russen Assuncion.
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