Asian Cycling Track and Para C'ships pumadyak na

by Elyssa NIchole @Sports News | March 26, 2026

Photo: Pinindot na ang buton ng Asian track cycling championships nina (mula kaliwa) Tagaytay City head Brent Tolentino, Philippine Paralympic Committee president Mike Barreto, Philippine Sports Commission chairman Patrick Gregorio, Philippine Olympic Committee and PhiCycling president Abraham Tolentino, Asian Cycling Confederation president Dato Amarjit Singh Gil, Uzbekistan Cycling Federation secretary-general Khurshid Atakulov Bakhodirjanovich (natakpan) at Saudi Cycling Federation President Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani kasabay ng deklarasyon ng pagbubukas ng kompetisyon sa Tagaytay CT Velodrome kahapon. (PhilCycling Photo)

Nagsimula nang magpadyakan ang mga siklista sa  Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) Track and Para Track Championships kahapon na ginanap sa CT Velodrome, Tagaytay City.

Halos nasa 600 cyclists mula sa 16 na bansa ang nagbabanatan para masilo ang inaasam na kampeonato.

Para kay Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, nagsisimula pa lang ang track program kaya hindi nito inaasahan na makakasampa sa podium ang mga Filipino riders. “I don’t expect any medal or podium finish here for our track cycling team,” ani Tolentino, president pareho ng Philippine Olympic Committee at PhilCycling. “We’re starting from scratch … we’re still calibrating and adjusting.” “So we will learn, little by little, and we will soon learn it,” dagdag ni Tolentino.

Ayon naman kay Philippine Sports Commission chairman Patrick Gregorio, na dream come true ang nasabing event para sa bansa. “It’s a dream come true for President Tolentino, and for the country,” wika ni Gregorio sa kanyang speech sa opening ceremony.

Ang Tagaytay CT Velodrome ay isang world-class cycling facility na pinalitan ang iconic at ngayon ay demolished Amoranto Velodrome sa Quezon City.

Ang nabanggit na lumang facility na ginaganap ang cycling ay noong pang 1960s hanggang sa magpagawa si Tolentino ng UCI-standard track sa heart of Tagaytay City na ngayon ay nagiging “Olympic Center.” 

"We finally hosted this event after 31 long years. And it is really a dream come true for Philippines sports,” pahayag ni Tolentino. “We are thankful to ACC and UCI for helping us.”

Masaya naman si ACC president Datu Amarjit Singh Gill sa kinalabasan ng opening, nakasama nito sina alkalde Brent Tolentino, Philippine Paralympic Committee president Mike Barreto, Uzbekistan Cycling Federation secretary-general Khurshid Atakulov Bakhodirjanovich) at Saudi Cycling Federation president Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani.