Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao (left) hoists the Antique flag during the opening of the WVRAA 2019 in Roxas City, Capiz last February 17. (Photo by PIO Antique)
SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique -- Antiqueño athletes who won gold medals in the ongoing Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association (WVRAA) 2019 meet in Roxas City, Capiz will be awarded PHP10,000 cash.
Antique Provincial Information Officer Galileo Magbanua said in an interview Thursday that athletes from the province have garnered a total of 13 gold medals in different sports events as of Wednesday afternoon.
“The athletes from Antique won eight gold medals in the elementary level and five gold medals in the high school level,” he said.
For the elementary level, the four gold medals were from dance sports, arnis, swimming, and taekwondo.
“Antique is the over-all champion in the dance sports elementary after the elementary pupils Liz Angelie Andrada and Miguel Miranda won in jive, zumba, and cha-cha,” he said.
The dance sports competition was held last February 18.
Another elementary pupil Sydney Bertiz won gold in the arnis girls double weapon competition while elementary pupil Theone Francesco Fedelicio won gold in the 50-meter breaststroke for boys.
In taekwondo, Jean Sebastian Duran also won gold medal in the elementary boys’ category and Ynna Erieen Pe also won gold in the elementary girls division.
For the high school level, athletes Terrence Justin Marcelo and Eujohn Osorio won three gold medals in archery.
Another high school student Gulliver Clive Clemente won gold in the 200-meter breaststroke for secondary boys.
In secondary table tennis mix doubles, Raymon Christian Gerona and Paula Beatrice Canalin also snatched the gold medal.
“Since the WVRAA is still ongoing, we expect our athletes to bring home more gold medals,” he said.
During the opening of the WVRAA, he said Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao has promised to give PHP10,000 incentives to each of the Antiqueño athlete competing in the individual sports as well as in team sports who will bring home the gold.
The WVRAA will end on February 23. (PNA)
