February 21, 2021 THE “oohs” and “aahs” fill either the mind in awe or the living room with cheers of other viewers in unison. People’s television or computer screens are bright, set to max volume, and viewers are glued to a showcase of the contestants’ sheer force and willpower. And when that’s not enough, people who are crazy about Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) watch videos on YouTube or share clips on their social media accounts.
OCR may sound like a game for some, but it is one of the fastest growing sports in the Philippines. OCR fuses fun into fitness.
UAAP Juniors MVP Kai Sotto will again don the Gilas Pilipinas jersey as he rejoins the national team. Photo from Kai Sotto social media.
National Basketball Association (NBA) G-League Team Ignite member Kai Sotto is coming home to the Philippines to play for Gilas Pilipinas at the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers this February.
Sotto is currently training with the NBA Minor League for a shot at being the first Philippines-born athlete to join the NBA professional league.
The 18-year-old UAAP Juniors MVP of the Ateneo Blue Eagles first announced in December 2020 his intent to join the national men’s basketball squad in the FIBA tournament, a move that was welcomed by the team and the nation.
Darius Venerable is the Philippines’ silver medalist in the 2019 SEA Games. Photo of 2019 winning tournament from Facebook.
The Philippines’ Darius Venerable bagged the gold medal in the recently held 2020 Online World Taekwondo-Asia Championships Poomsae Open.
The Philippine National Team member from the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) registered 7.02 points outranking six other taekwondo players in the Men’s Poomsae Freestyle category held in a live-streamed event on December 4, 2020.
Venerable, who won a gold medal at the Asian Taekwondo Championships in Vietnam in 2019, beat players from South Korea, Indonesia, and Thailand.
The gold medalist, who hails from Candelaria, Quezon, overtook silver medalist Kim Ji Won of South Korea with a 0.22 point lead.