THERE THEY GO–The cyclists in their colorful jerseys participating in the 4th leg of Le Tour de Filipinas take off for Baguio via De Venecia Highway Extension in Dagupan City last April 19. The Iranian cyclists from AZAD University finished 1-2-3 leaving Filipino cyclists far behind. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)…
“GALI-LANGOY” ECO-ADVENTURE RACE ALAMINOS CITY–A unique athletic event dubbed “Gali-Langoy” Eco-Adventure Race will be staged for the first time here on April 25 to May 1 as the highlight of the city’s Pista’y Dayat celebration.
WINNERS CIRCLE – Mirsamad Pourseyedi Golakhour of Iran’s Azad University raises the trophy for winning the 156.2 Km, 3rd stage of Le Tour de Filipinas 2011 from Iba, Zambales to Lingayen. Cris Joven of American Vinyl (left) finished second while Ericsson Obosa of 7- Eleven placed third. Obosa is from…
LINGAYEN—This year’s celebration of Pista’y Dayat will be different. Various sports events are now among the highlights of the celebration to highlight the provincial government’s aim of transforming Pangasinan into a “center of sports development”.
THE Region I delegation, majority of whom are athletes from Pangasinan, placed 7th overall in the PRISAA National Collegiate Games held April 8-14, at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex, in Zamboanga City. The region’s medal harvest was 11 gold, 11 silver, and 19 bronze.
NATIONAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP–Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (right) leads the ceremonial move against Grandmaster Wesley So, youngest grandmaster in the country, during the opening of the 2011 National Age Group Chess Tournament held April 8 to 12 in Lingayen. The event was sponsored by the provincial government in cooperation with…
LINGAYEN–Pangasinan woodpushers excelled in the 2011 National Age Group Chess Championship held April 8 to 12 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) gymnasium here at the capitol town. Leading the winners were siblings Fide Master Cherry Ann Mejia and Giovanni Mejia from Labrador who clinched championship medals…
MASTERFUL PLAYER–Young woodpusher Giovanni Mejia (left) from Labrador town receives his trophy from Governor Amado Espino, Jr. (center) topping the 2011 National Age Group Chess Championship boys under 14 category held April 8 to 12 at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) in Lingayen. With the Governor during…
BALL IS MINE–Caraga Region and Region 1 players, mostly from the University of Luzon in Pangasinan, eye the ball as they prepare to jump for possession during their clash in the 2011 PRISAA National Collegiate Games held on April 11 at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex in Zamboanga…
THE third stage of the 2011 Le Tour de Filipinas, to be hosted by the provincial government, is set on April 18 in Lingayen with more than 100 local and foreign cyclists participating in the country’s biggest cycling event. The participating cyclists will be arriving that day from Iba, Zambales.
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