LINGAYEN—Pangasinan athletes of Jev Karatedo (Falcon) team bagged the overall championship in the 4^th Okinawa Shorin-Ryu Karate-Do Association (OSKA) Shikodan Philippines National Tournament held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center (NRSCC) here on May 24-25.

Champion team from Malasiqui town hauled 32 gold medals. Shodokan Escote Dojo (SED) from Antipolo City was 1^st runner-up (21 gold) while Sta. Rosa Educational Institute School of Martial Arts (SREI SOMA) from Laguna settled as 2nd runner-up (14 golds).

The top three teams were followed by Mugenkai Martial Arts Association – Pangasinan (3^rd runner-up), Shorin Strike Bataan (4^th runner-up) and Athena Martial Arts – Quezon City (5^th runner-up).

OSKA Shikodan Philippines President Jeremy Escote congratulated the participants and winners and cited the good potential of Pangasinenses in playing Karate-do.

“I think ‘yung drive ng provincial government ay dapat masuportahan ang mga young Pangasinenses to mold their personality sa paglalaro ng karate-do,” he said.

Escote also thanked the provincial government for the “all out support and best accommodation” of the two-day national tournament.

“In my four years as President of the association, this is the best hosting I experienced so far,” he said. The accommodation facilities for the athletes were also provided for free.

Shahira Ibrahim (SREI SOMA) and Jerol Escote (SED) said, “the best ang NRSCC, at lalo na ‘yung dorm kung saan kami nag-stay ay airconditioned at maayos.”

Other delegations who joined the national sports event were: Philippine Cats Claw Martial Arts Association (Kuwait), DLSU Shodokan, OSC PRC, Shorin-Yu Shodokan Clan (Bicol) and Mugenkai Martial Arts Association (Bataan).

About 300 participants (athletes, trainers and coaches) participated with five-year-old Nicole Valdez of Falcon team being the youngest while the oldest was 74-year-old Felino Ampil from SREI Soma (Kata). (PIO)

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