Published February 15, 2021, 5:24 PM
Photo from Nesthy Petecio
Tokyo Olympics hopeful Nesthy Petecio calls her best friend, the one she trusts whether they do something serious or funny, the person she wants to take care of her baby – if the time comes.
But that one person is gone now. Gone too soon.
Alexcel Dargantes, 24, passed away Saturday evening, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) announced Monday. She was a member of the ABAP women’s team from 2013-2017.
Petecio, who has been in the training camp bubble in Laguna since last month, expressed her pain and sorrow in Facebook posts since Saturday, as well as her stories of friendship with Dargantes.
Published January 29, 2021, 5:55 PM
Philippine Sports Commissioner Mon Fernandez has been working with various agencies and officials to get approval for the resumption of training for Southeast Asian Games-bound athletes late this year.
Fernandez, who is also appointed as the country’s chief of mission to the biennial meet slated in Vietnam, said they have been discussing with the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on how to resume formal training to the rest of the athletes.
“We are working on it,” Fernandez said.
So far, the Inter-Agency Task Force only allowed athletes seeking berths to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as well as qualifiers to train in a bubble-type setup.
PH national athletes adjusting well inside Olympic training bubble [서울=아시아뉴스통신] 레악카나기자 송고시간 2021-01-23 04:00
“They’re adjusting to their lives there, we prepared them for a life there and a few of the athletes are already training,” said Velasco referring to PH Athlete. (File photo from GoDaddyWorld Website)
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] National athletes inside the bubble at Inspire Sports Academy were reminded to still be vigilant and follow safety protocols despite living in a confined environment during their Olympic preparations according to PH Inquirer.
Marc Velasco, the Philippine Sports Institute National Training Director, said that the athletes must still adhere to strict mask-wearing protocols when walking inside the compound. “They’re free to roam around, Inspire has enough facilities for them, but of course they still have to wear face masks and face
Published January 18, 2021, 7:35 PM
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) National Training Director Marc Velasco and Karate Pilipinas Inc. President Richard Lim share the spotlight in Tuesday’s session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) webcast Forum.
Velasco will give his inputs about the bubble training being done by three National Sports Associations (NSAs) inside the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna in preparation for their respective Olympic qualifying tournaments.
Lim, whose NSA is among those in Laguna, also talks about the karatekas’ bid for an Olympic berth as well as the postponed staging of the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) of which he is the Chef De Mission of the Philippine delegation.
National training director Marc Velasco said it’s going to be a big boost to the Philippine contingent once the government approves the vaccination against COVID-19 of athletes who have qualified in this year’s Tokyo Olympics.