11-nation PATAFA meet opens May 10
IT'S all systems go for the PATAFA
(Philippine Amateur Track and Field
Association) National Open Invitational
Athletic Championships on May 10 to 12
at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic
Center in Lingayen.
The participants from 11 nations and the
organizers have been assured that the
facilities and preparations for the
events have not been affected by Typhoon
Emong.
Quirimit is king of Pista'y Dayat
cycling
FORMER RP national rider Arnel Quirimit
orchestrated a four-man breakaway group
halfway through the race and displayed a
burst of speed in the last 300 meters to
outsprint his three partners to rule the
2009
Pista'y Dayat
Cycling Classic held on May 1.
His effort won him P20,000 for the
top prize and a huge trophy.
Umingan son Santy Barnachea, Nueva Ecijanos
Oscar Rendole and Joel Calderon who
stuck with Quirimit from start to finish
landed a close second, third and fourth,
respectively.
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