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Published March 1, 2021, 3:09 PM Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) President Tom Carrasco is optimistic the country can send its first triathlete to the Olympics in the Tokyo edition this year. Carrasco pins his hopes mostly on 29-year-old Kim Mangrobang, who has won three gold medalist in the Southeast Asian Games. “Kim M. is healthy, hopefully until the Olympics. I’m quite optimistic with her,” Carrasco said. Mangrobang has been training extensively in a camp Desmor, Portugal until early April with Portuguese coach Sergio Santos. Individual rankings will be used to determine the quota places for athletes in the Olympics with the Top 26 in the world earning berths and one each from various Continents. ....
Philippines wants podium finish in Hanoi SEAG Joey Villar MANILA, Philippines The chef de mission of the Philippine delegation to the 31st Southeast Asian Games wants no less than a podium finish in Hanoi later this year. “If not the overall title, we’ll go for at least a top three finish,” said Ramon Fernandez of the Philippine Sports Commission. The former basketball superstar feels he has the blueprint to a successful campaign – the same one used when the country hosted the event in 2019 and emerged as overall champion. “We know the formula how to achieve that and what we did in the 2019 SEAG was we went all out to train our athletes and have them compete against the best in the world. That was the key. We spent so much in training,” he added. ....