50-man Balon Dagupan set to compete in 5 events
PALARONG PAMBANSA
THE Balon Dagupan Team, the reigning Region 1 Athletic Association (R1AA) meet champion, sent off 70 delegates to the six-day Palarong Pambansa in Davao City that starts on Monday April 29.
Finnela Sim, vice chairman of the Dagupan City Sports Commission (DCSC), said the athletes will compete in swimming, gymnastics, boxing, arnis and basketball.
She said it was in swimming, boxing and gymnastics where Dagupan won heavily to be declared as R1AA champion held in Laoag City in February this year.
As R1AA back-to-back champion, Dagupan City sent the biggest number of athletes from Region 1 to the Palarong Pambansa.
Sim said in last year’s Palarong Pambansa, the Dagupan City athletes won seven gold medals for Region 1, many of which were earned by members of the Balon Dagupan swimming team.
Last year, Dagupan City also brought home gold medals in archery.
“We hope we can surpass this seven gold medal hauls in this year’s Palarong Pambansa,” she added.
There is a big probability the Balon Dagupan athletes could win more gold medals for Region 1 with the inclusion of boxing in this year’s Palaro.
The 50 Dagupan athletes were accompanied by 20 coaches.
Mayor Belen Fernandez led the send-off for the Dagupan athletes. (Leonardo Micua)
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