PH lalahok sa ASEAN Climbing Championships sa Malaysia
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LALAHOK ang Pilipinas sa ASEAN Climbing Championships na nakatakda simula Hulyo 4 hanggang 6 sa Putrajaya, Malaysia.
Ang tournament, inorganisa ng Malaysia Mountaineering Federation, tampok ang region’s best in lead, boulder at speed disciplines.
Ang Pilipinas na nakatakdang umalis ngayon Huwebes,ay binubuu nina John Veloria, Yca Dizon, Ylo Dizon, Pets Suson, Liana Mora, Iman Mora, Jo Ala, Gianna Quintela, Gerardo Acebedo, Lissa Vidal, Johnny Forones at Ninio Tabanao.
Yca Dizon ay sasali sa three disciplines; Forones ay lalakok sa boulder and speed; at Acebedo sasabak sa speed. ang iba ay papasok sa lead and boulder.
“We look forward to competing and winning the gold and not just showing up,” Wika ni Alberto Agra, president of the Pilipinas Climbing, Inc. (PCI), sa Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum sa Rizal Memorial Sports Complex conference hall sa Manila Martes.
Pagkatapos sa Malaysia, ang Filipino climbers ay lalahok sa boot camp sa Singapore sa susunod na buwan.
“We are using the ASEAN Climbing Championships to gauge the skills of our athletes. The focus is on the SEA (Southeast Asian) Games in Thailand in December. We want to perform well there,” Sambit ni PCI auditor Ina Pahati, na nagwagi ng boulder gold sa 2011 Indonesia SEA Games.
Sports climbing ay kabilang sa 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at sa 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Mayroon 24 climbing gymns nationwide,wika ni Agra.