Four national athletes from Negros Occidental step up their preparation for the Southeast Asian Games when they see action in the HongKong Inter-City Challenge on the first week of July.
Arniel Ferrera, the SEA Games hammer throw king from Cauayan, Negros Occidental, last night said that he will compete in HongKong together with Loralie Amahit of Binalbagan, Arnold Villarube of Escalante and Julius Sermona of Himamaylan.
Amahit is the country’s best bet in women’s hammer throw, while Sermona’s specialty is the 5-kilometer and 10-kilometer events, Ferrera, who holds the SEA Games mark of 60.47-meters, said.
Villarube, on the other hand, is one of the top sprinters in the country and may vie in the 100-m event as well as the 4x100-m relay, Ferrera added.
The Cauayan-born athlete also said that Joebert Delicano, who hails from Victorias City, will not be part of the 15-man Philippine delegation because the long jumper saw action in last month’s Taiwan Open, where he managed to land in the Top Five.
Delicano won a silver medal during the 2005 SEA Games in Manila.
Ferrera said he also hopes that Philippine sports officials will be able to address the lack of vitamins for athletes in the national pool. *Cedelf P. Tupas
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