Aetas among future OCR bets | Inquirer Sports

Aetas among future OCR bets

/ 05:12 AM April 07, 2019

Gellyann Soria completing the taho carry challenge alongside race participants. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

After obstacle course racing (OCR) was relegated as a demonstration sport in the coming Southeast Asian Games, the recent Allianz Conquer Challenge became a hunting ground for future national athletes.

Five Aeta athletes from Villa Maria Integrated School in Porac, Pampanga, were among those who competed in the five-kilometer elite categories held in Filinvest, Alabang.

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Gellyann B. Soria,  Ivy O. Pelayo, Danilo B. Yugyug, Miracle D. Lansang and Jacob D. King, aged 16 to 22 years, are being supported by Allianz Philippines.

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Yugyug, 19, didn’t incur a penalty and was among the top 15 finishers in the 20-obstacle race.

“We are giving them a chance to excel in the sport and improve their skills to help them discover new opportunities along the way,” said Allianz PH’s chief marketing officer Gae Martinez.

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The event was supposed to be the first of four national team qualifying events of the Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation (POSF).  —ROMINA S. AUSTRIA

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