Wushu Olympian shines; Slow Pitch tourney slated
by Jogin Tamayo
baguio midland news Nov. 2 , 2008
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Still fresh from his bronze medal finish in the recent Olympic Wushu Championships in Beijing, Benjie Rivera went back to work again with a silver medal in the 56-kilogram sanshou event in the 4th Wushu Sanshou World Cup held in Harbin, China last Sept. 19-21.
Regional president Tasuitong Candelaria said that Cordillera athletes “continue to be a force to reckon with in combative sports with a proven track record in excellence.”
Candelaria revealed that Olympians Rivera and fellow bronze medalist Marianne Mariano continued competing abroad a few weeks after the Beijing stint in preparation for the coming world championships.
Meanwhile, The Baguio City Batted Balls Club will kick off its Slow Pitch Tournament starting Nov. 9 at the Melvin Jones grounds.
The club is also conducting a clinic on batted ball skills every Sunday at the Athletic Bowl.
“This is open to all interested elementary and high school students and is free of charge,” said Alex Dalog.
“This is aimed at improving and promoting batted ball games in the grassroot level,” added Dalog.
Interested teams for the tournament may get in touch with Jano Cardenas (0927-826-2769) or Lovise Llaneta (0927-934-0315) and Dalog (0928-524-1677) for the clinic.
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