SISIPA PARA SA 7 GOLD ANG MUAY THAI SA SEAG

ANIM hanggang pitong gintong medalya ang panga­ko ng Muay Association of the Philippines sa papara­ting na 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games sa Nob. 30 hanggang Dis. 11 ngayong taon. Ito ang isiniwalat nina Muay Association of the Philippines (MAP) National coach Preciosa Delarmino at Admistrative Officer Mardel Claro sa pagdalo nila sa Tabloid Organization in Philippine Sports (TOPS) Forum kamakalawa sa National Press Club sa Intramuros, Manila.

“Pinaghahandaan na ng Muay Association of the Philippines ang darating na SEA Games kung saan may 11 events ang muay. We have a chance of winning the gold in more than half of the events, especially the women events,” kwento ni Delar­mi­no, na tinutukoy sina wo­men athletes Rudza Abuba­kar ng Zamboanga sa 45-kg at Jenelyn Olsim ng Baguio sa 54-kg division na maka­pagbibigay ng gold medal sa parating na biennial meet.

Bukod sa dalawang nabanggit ng national coach, umaasa rin sila sa ide-deliber na ginto nina Mariah Treny­ce Co at Rusha Mae Tarrate ng Baguio sa wai kru (Thai boxing dance) event. Inilahad ni Claro ang mga nakatak­dang lahukang torneo ng kanilang mga national athlete bilang paghahanda pa rin sa 2019 SEA Games. “We have the Arafura Games in Australia in April, the IFMA (International Federation of Muaythai Amateur) Senior World Championship in Bangkok, the World Martial Arts in Korea in August, the IFMA Youth in Turkey in September and of course, the SEA Games in November,” siwalat ni Claro. “Locally naman, we have the Visayas leg in Cebu next month, Mindanao leg in Butuan in July, Luzon leg in Olongapo in April, the Beach Games in Iloilo also in April, the Southern Luzon and NCR leg in June, Women’s Martial Arts Festival in October and PSC’s Batang Pinoy and Philippine National Games. All the medalists here will compete in the national championship which was moved to February because of the SEA Games schedule.”

Dumalo rin sa TOPS Usapang Sports sina PSC commissioner Celia Kiram at Cynthia Carrion ng Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) na tinala­kay ang tagumpay ng mga kababaihan sa nagdaang 2018 at ang planong Women’s Sports Summit ngayong Marso. (MC)