Tagaytay velo hosts Asian Youth Plus track meet

MANILA, Philippines — Tagaytay City will host the inaugural Asian Youth Plus Track Championships next year at the Tagaytay CT Velodrome, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.

The new continental championships for track cyclists aged 16 and below, Tolentino said, was approved during the Asian Cycling Confederation (ACC) management committee meeting held in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.

“The Asian Youth Plus Track Championships aims to provide a platform to develop young cyclists in the whole of Asia with an expanded scope including Oceania,” Tolentino said. It will enable young Asian cyclists to compete against a broader international field and further raising the standard of competition.”