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Six promising youthful
shooters have been selected to represent the Philippines in the 1st Asian Schools
Shooting Championships set July 27 in Singapore.
Philippine
National Shooting Association president Art Macapagal and NYDP (National Youth
Development Program) chair Nathaniel "Tac" Padilla picked the six youngsters
based on their performances in the 1st Mayor Freddie Tinga and the 1st Art Macapagal
youth competitions.
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The Singapore-bound
youngsters are Shanin Gonzales of the Tagaytay team and Tac Padilla's daughter
Mica of Assumption College who will vie in women's air pistol; Dianne Eufemio
(QC) and Carinna dela Victoria (Tagaytay), who will compete in women's air rifle;
Simon Gonzales (Tagaytay), and Santino Hermoso (DLSU), who will see action in
men's air pistol and man's air rifle, respectively.
"At
this early stage of our youth shooting program, I have already spotted some boys
and girls with world-class potentials. I'm confident that it won't take long for
us to produce future champions," noted Macapagal, who supervised last Sunday's
training at the Marines range in Fort Bonifacio together with Tac Padilla, multi-awarded
pistol king who competed 15 times in the Southeast Asian Games. |
So far,
shooters from four cities - Taguig, Quezon, Tagaytay and Makati - have been training
and competing regularly in events organized by the NYDP.
However,
Padilla assured the PNSA president that the program will expand shortly to include
other cities and provinces as the new models of world class air pistols and air
rifles arrive.
The
importation of these equipment has been approved by no less than the PNP Chief,
General Avelino Razon Jr. |
