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Olympic silver medalist gagawaran ng posthumous award ng PSA

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MANILA, Philippines – Ang kauna-unahang Olympic silver medalist ng bansa ay gugunitain kasama ang iba pang pu­manaw na sports per­sonalities sa Annual Awards Night ng Philippine Sportswriters As­so­ciation (PSA) na ini­­ha­handog ng Milo at San Miguel Corp. bukas sa 1Esplanade sa Pasay Ci­ty.

Ang amateur boxer na si Anthony Villanue­va, nagbigay sa Pilipinas ng unang Olympic sil­ver medal noong 1964 Tokyo Games, ay baha­gi ng 18 pang sports per­sonality na pumanaw noong 2014.

Ang iba pang aalalahanin sa Feb. 16 formal affair na itinataguyod ng Meralco, Smart at MVP Sports Foundation Inc. bilang mga principal spon­sors at ng Philippine Sports Commission bi­lang major sponsor ay sina cage legend Kurt Bachmann Jr., champion racer Enzo Pastor, da­ting PBA player Bryan Gahol, ex-PBA pla­yer at chairman Ely Ca­pacio at si many-time Southeast Asian Games gold me­­dal winner Leonardo ‘Do­­­dong’ Andam.

Ang iba pang nasa pos­thumous list ay sina Olympian Florentino Bau­tista Jr., young na­tio­nal snooker player Ro­dolfo Lordan, Jr. dating government offi­cial at UE Red Warriors team manager Jesus Tan­chanco Jr., road cyclist Vicmar Vicente, PSC executive Manny Ibay, one-time sports de­puty minister at coach El­pido Dorotheo, ex-Phi­lippine Volleyball Fe­deration president Pete Mendoza, Rizal pro­vince track and field coach Pacifico Tolenti­no Jr., race car driver Isa­belo Hilario at vol­ley­ball player Nicolette Ta­bafunda.

Gugunitain din sina sportswriting colleague at members Ceferino ‘Ho­wie’ Basilio Jr. and Dan­ny Romero.

Ang tropeo at isang mi­nutong katahimikan ang iaalay sa kanila sa na­sabing two-hour cere­mony na suportado rin ng 1Esplanade, Air21, Glo­balport, National Uni­versity, El Jose Ca­tering, PAGCOR, PCSO, ICTSI, Rain or Shine, Accel, Maynilad at ng PBA.

Ang mangunguna sa honor roll list ay si BMX rider Daniel Ca­luag, kumuha ng gold me­dal sa Incheon Asian Games na nagbigay sa kan­ya ng PSA Athlete of the Year trophy.

Si Richie Garcia, ang pinakamatagal na nagsi­silbing PSC chairman, ay ang special keynote spea­ker.

ANNUAL AWARDS NIGHT

ANTHONY VILLANUE

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

BASILIO JR. AND DAN

BRYAN GAHOL

DANIEL CA

EL JOSE CA

ELY CA

SHY

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