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                    [Title] => Athletics sees 10 golds in Laos SEA Games
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MANILA, Philippines - A harvest of seven to 10 gold medals is what Filipino track and field athletes will be targeting in the coming 25th Southeast Asian Games this December in Laos.

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Ibinuhos ng 24-gulang na si Torres ang kanyang lakas sa kanyang ikaanim at huling talon upang ilista ang 6.47metrong distan-siya na bagamat mababa sa kanyang personal best na 6.63m, ay sapat na ito para makopo niya ang gintong medalya sa women’s long jump.
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With no serious threat up ahead, Maristella Torres and Lerma Gabito are strongly expected to dominate women’s long jump when athletics competition fires off today at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

"The first gold of the Philippines will come from athletics," yesterday declared Go Teng Kok, the outspoken head of the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association.
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This was the assurance given by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Eric Buhain to at least two athletes who delivered in the recently-concluded multi-nation event, both of them winning the gold in record fashion.
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Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Celso Dayrit stressed that identifying and tapping Fil-foreign athletes who can serve the country in future international competitions is just part of the plans by the Los Angeles-based POODC.
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This is the mission of the seven Filipino-American athletes who have confirmed their participation in the 2004 National Open track and field championships set June 1-4 at the Rizal Memorial track and field stadium.
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Headed by delegation leader Jim Apelar, the Fil-Ams, under the "Philippine Overseas Team" banner, are Gary Cablayan, Kashus Perona, Deborah Samson, Rose Supangan, Jenny Buncio, Breanne Bumanlag, Krizia Apelar, Gabe Cabrera and Kim Ramirez.
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"Anybody who does that automatically qualifies to the national team," said RP athletics chief Go Teng Kok yesterday, hoping to discover fresh talents who can serve the country in future international competitions like the SEA Games, Asian Games or even the Olympics.
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                    [Title] => Athletics sees 10 golds in Laos SEA Games
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MANILA, Philippines - A harvest of seven to 10 gold medals is what Filipino track and field athletes will be targeting in the coming 25th Southeast Asian Games this December in Laos.

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Ibinuhos ng 24-gulang na si Torres ang kanyang lakas sa kanyang ikaanim at huling talon upang ilista ang 6.47metrong distan-siya na bagamat mababa sa kanyang personal best na 6.63m, ay sapat na ito para makopo niya ang gintong medalya sa women’s long jump.
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With no serious threat up ahead, Maristella Torres and Lerma Gabito are strongly expected to dominate women’s long jump when athletics competition fires off today at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

"The first gold of the Philippines will come from athletics," yesterday declared Go Teng Kok, the outspoken head of the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association.
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This was the assurance given by Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Eric Buhain to at least two athletes who delivered in the recently-concluded multi-nation event, both of them winning the gold in record fashion.
[DatePublished] => 2004-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 252133 [Title] => Fil-Ams face acid test as RP trackfest begins [Summary] => Just how tough these Fil-American athletes are will be known starting today when the National Open Track and Field Championships, which also features athletes from other Asian countries, fires off at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. [DatePublished] => 2004-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 251686 [Title] => NSAs have say on US training of RP athletes [Summary] => It’s the National Sports Associations (NSAs) who must decide who among their athletes can train in the United States with great help coming from the newly-formed Philippine Olympic Overseas Development Committee (POODC).

Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) chief Celso Dayrit stressed that identifying and tapping Fil-foreign athletes who can serve the country in future international competitions is just part of the plans by the Los Angeles-based POODC.
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This is the mission of the seven Filipino-American athletes who have confirmed their participation in the 2004 National Open track and field championships set June 1-4 at the Rizal Memorial track and field stadium.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371509 [AuthorName] => Jannelle So [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 251446 [Title] => RP tracksters welcome tough challenge from Fil-Ams [Summary] => Hoping to acclimatize before the 2004 National Track and Field Invitational Championships unwraps on June 1, nine California-based Fil-Am track and field athletes arrive today at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Headed by delegation leader Jim Apelar, the Fil-Ams, under the "Philippine Overseas Team" banner, are Gary Cablayan, Kashus Perona, Deborah Samson, Rose Supangan, Jenny Buncio, Breanne Bumanlag, Krizia Apelar, Gabe Cabrera and Kim Ramirez.
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"Anybody who does that automatically qualifies to the national team," said RP athletics chief Go Teng Kok yesterday, hoping to discover fresh talents who can serve the country in future international competitions like the SEA Games, Asian Games or even the Olympics.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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