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As I was getting ready for Manila to arrange schedules of the Masters Athletics tournament and watch Michael Buble at the MOA, when chess practitioner-cum marathon runner Rodrigo Ababat, gave me a call.

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The abundance of top-level sports programming on television, cable and online has bred tens of millions of new sports fans.

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Perhaps it is providential that this day of remembering my personal origin comes after the New Year, so as to reaffirm the need to reflect on the myriad blessings we have all received through the past years.

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In two days, London plays host once again to a giant, inspiring multi-sport competition.

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Never mind the usual top contenders. What’s the medal tally among Southeast Asian nations in the just concluded London Olympics?

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American businessman Jeff Kelley looks more like anything except a businessman.

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The first thing I noticed as I shook the hand of Haile Gebrselassie the other night was that he was no taller than me, and I am only of average height by Filipino standards.

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Maging ang ilang multinationals ay umaayon sa topo-grapiya ng bawat lugar na kinalalagyan nila.

Kung sports ang pag-uusapan, sinimulan ni Abebe Bikila ang dominasyon ng Ethiopia sa marathon ng Olympics noong 1968. Ito’y dahil malawak at mahirap ang kanilang bansa, at wala masyadong transportasyon.
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As I was getting ready for Manila to arrange schedules of the Masters Athletics tournament and watch Michael Buble at the MOA, when chess practitioner-cum marathon runner Rodrigo Ababat, gave me a call.

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The abundance of top-level sports programming on television, cable and online has bred tens of millions of new sports fans.

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Perhaps it is providential that this day of remembering my personal origin comes after the New Year, so as to reaffirm the need to reflect on the myriad blessings we have all received through the past years.

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In two days, London plays host once again to a giant, inspiring multi-sport competition.

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Never mind the usual top contenders. What’s the medal tally among Southeast Asian nations in the just concluded London Olympics?

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American businessman Jeff Kelley looks more like anything except a businessman.

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The first thing I noticed as I shook the hand of Haile Gebrselassie the other night was that he was no taller than me, and I am only of average height by Filipino standards.

[DatePublished] => 2010-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133252 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807094 [AuthorName] => Ana Marie Pamintuan [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 250759 [Title] => PAKIKINABANGAN [Summary] => Ngayong uupo na ang bagong pamahalaan, magandang pagkakataon para pag-isipan ang mga sports na kapaki-pakinabang sa ating mga mamamayan. Bakit di pagplanuhan ang mga babagay sa mga iba-ibang lokasyon sa bansa?

Maging ang ilang multinationals ay umaayon sa topo-grapiya ng bawat lugar na kinalalagyan nila.

Kung sports ang pag-uusapan, sinimulan ni Abebe Bikila ang dominasyon ng Ethiopia sa marathon ng Olympics noong 1968. Ito’y dahil malawak at mahirap ang kanilang bansa, at wala masyadong transportasyon.
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