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Published February 3, 2021, 4:00 PM
US-based Filipino Lance Tan at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo from Lance Tan’s Facebook account)
US-based Filipino fencer Lance Tan has been selected to join a slew of young leaders that will be part of a four-year program organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Tan, who represented the country in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Argentina, will be able to get weekly learning modules and leadership opportunities under the program.
The 20-year-old fencer and the other members of this IOC initiative from 25 countries and five continents will be able to develop sustainable, sport-focused social businesses for the coming years.