Plaridel, MisOcc got its first medal in Athletics

By Jong Cadion

 PAGADIAN CITY (March 7, 2018) – A young athlete Mr. Peterson Laparan from the nearby town of Plaridel in the province of Misamis Occidental proves his strength in Long Jump and 4 meters away from the Champion during the Batang Pinoy Boys 13-15 bracket at the MOPAC  Sports Grounds in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental.

Laparan, on the second place and capture the Silver Medals on the final jump with 6.26 Meters 4 meters behind from Cagayan de Oro City’s Jivie Magnetico with 6.38 Meters.

Meanwhile Fel Brian Britanico of General Santos got the Bronze medal with 6.19 Meters on the fourth place. Another athlete from Cagayan de Oro Francis Castulo landed in fourth with 6.05 meters a meter fast ahead against South Cotabato Jhersel Van Ombid with 6.04 Meters in a weeklong Batang Pinoy 2018 sporsts competations.

In Long Jump, the number one record holder in the 13-15 Age Category and was recorded in Negros Occidental where in a negrense athlete, Jose Jerry Belbestre of Negros Occidental with a record of 6.87 in Bacolod City Batang Pinoy January 29, 2014 games.

Meanwhile, Shot Put (13-15) Boy Category, Batang Pinoy athlete from Sat Tomas, Davao del Norte Batang Pinoy Arianne Khanz Tapurco garnered the Gold medal with 11.51 meters Distance while the Silver medal was swift away by Khyr Rae Baraman of General Santos City with a distance of 10.86 meters. The Bronze Medal was captured by Sindangan Zamboanga del Norte athlete Renante Catayas with a distance of 10.71 meters while the fourth and fifth place of the Shot Put (13-15) Boys Category was captured by Koronadal City South Cotabato Gemald Archie Tuarez with a distance of 10.5 meters followed by Al Jheradld Takbilarni of Hagonoy, Davao Del Sur with a distance of 9.99 meters.

Board member Richard “Voting” Centino” who chairs the Misamis Occidental Sangguniang Panlalawigan Committee on Youth and Sports Development, Games and Amusement said that what was lacking on their sports development is the support from every Local Government Units especially on Individual Talents. That is why he is now contemplating to move for an Ordinance requesting every Local Government of the 14 Municipalities of Misamis Occidental to strengthen its sport development program, he disclosed.

I would like to congratulate the coaches and athletes of Plaridel for a job well done. “This is the first Silver Medal we capture for Athletics especially Long Jump even though we landed only in the second place but it hard to have that Silver Medal especially a hard earned endeavor,” he said.(With reports from Philip James Tremedal, Misamis Occidental Bureau)