Two icons of Philippine sports and a model figure in a sport that has
undergone an amazing rebirth in recent years have been tapped to
provide inspiration to thousands of young athletes who will showcase
their talent in the biggest single multi-sport competition in the
country—the Palarong Pambansa.
Olympians Eric Buhain and Elma Muros Posadas — two of the most
bemedalled athletes both on the local and global arena — and football
star Yannick Tuason will be on hand to help mold the young athletes in
the Palaro.
Davao del Norte is hosting the 2015 edition of the school-based games
supported by the Tagum Agricultural Development Company Inc. or
TADECO, Damosa Land, Davao Packaging Corporation (DPC), Davao
International Container Terminal, Inc. (DICT) and Pearl Farm Beach
Resort. Competitions will be held from May 3 to 9 at the Davao del Norte
Sports Complex in Tagum City.
“They are three of the most inspiring faces in Philippine sports and
the Palarong Pambansa is the best platform where their iconic status
would boost the dedication and skills of the student athletes in the
Palarong Pambansa,” Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said.
Buhain is an accomplished swimmer, having named Best Athlete of the
1991 Manila Southeast Asian Games and went on to become a former
chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission. He has remained as an
athlete and has embraced the now popular endurance sport of triathlon.
Who would not recognize Muros Posadas, the former long jump queen and
hurdles champion also of the Sea Games and like Buhain, a former
Athlete of the Year awardee? Muros Posadas has not left the sport she
loves most and remains an accomplished track and field coach.
Tuason, on the other hand, was and is always an Azkal, the monicker
of the members of the national men’s football team. Tuason was on that
Azkals team that amazingly revived the Filipinos love for football in
the 2010 AFC Suzuki Cup.
And what do they have in common? Buhain, Muros Posadas and Tuason all kicked off their sports careers in the Palarong Pambansa.
“I can never forget my Palarong Pambansa experience. It was in the
Palaro where I got to compete in a big stage, with athletes who were as
strong or stronger than I was,” said Buhain, who got into swimming at an
early age to combat asthma. “It was a different feeling competing in
the Palaro and it was very inspiring.”
Muros Posadas had her taste of Palaro in as much the same way as Buhain.
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