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Fil-Am Celski vies for gold

SEE FILIPINO-AMERICAN SPEED SKATER John Robert Celski vie for the gold medal in the 2010 Winter Olympics as Solar TV will be airing the finals of both the 1,000-meter and 5,000-meter relay short track speed skating straight from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Celski, who has a Polish father and Filipino mother, came short of doing the feat in the 1,500-meter final as he settled for the bronze medal behind idol and American teammate Apolo Anton Ohno (silver) and gold medal winner Jung-Su Lee of Korea.

Solar TV broadcast the event that saw the fifth-running Celski finish third following a crash at the final turn of the lap that ended the hopes of 2006 silver medalist Lee Ho-Suk of Korea and teammate Sung Si-Ba to make it to the winners? podium.

The country?s No. 1 sports channel is slated to show the 5,000-meter relay short track speed skating final on Feb. 26.

San Beda tops table tennis

SAN BEDA COLLEGE TOOK THE CHAMPIonship in the senior?s and junior?s divisions while host school College of St. Benilde bagged the women?s title in the recent table tennis event of the 85th NCAA season held at the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Gym in Manila.

The Red Lions downed the Blazers in the men?s championship, 3-1, to earn a total of 24 Match Point (MP). Second placed St. Benilde had 21 MP. Letran finished third with 18, followed by Perpetual Help (16) and San Sebastian (12).

Other participants were Mapua (11), Jose Rizal University (9), Arellano University (9) and EAC (8).

The San Beda Red Cubs took the junior?s title after edging the San Sebastian Staglets in the finals, 3-2, to earn 23 MP. The Staglets posted 22 MP, followed by Letran (18), La Salle Green Hills (16) and Mapua (12).