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Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Harry Angping challenged all athletes in the 2010 Palarong Pambansa to aim for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Angping said he hopes that the current batch of Palaro athletes would finally win for the country the elusive Olympic gold medal.
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Harry Angping addresses the crowd during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Palarong Pambansa in San Jose, Tarlac. GMANews.TV
"By 2016, a lot of you will be ready for Rio de Janeiro. Set your sights in that year, reach for that elusive gold medal that I’m sure we will get sooner," Angping said during the closing ceremonies of the 2010 Palaro at the Tarlac Recreational Park. Angping said that the PSC is ready to support the elementary and high school students in making that dream possible. “We will put up regional training centers with good coaches and trainers with a group of disciplined athletes," Angping said. All record-breaking athletes in the Palaro will also receive P5,000 each from the PSC as incentive for their performance. Among the top record performers in the 2010 Palaro are trackster Patrick Unso from the National Capital Region and CALABARZON swimmer Catherine Bondad. The 17-year-old Unso won four gold medals and smashed three records. He posted new records in the 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles and the 4x100-meter dash. He won his fourth gold in the 4x400-meter run. Bondad broke records in the 200-meter freestyle and the 400-meter freestyle events as well as winning a gold medal in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyle. – GMANews.TV
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