Gen. Santos City tops 2008 Mindanao Olympics Qualifying Games
General Santos City once again adds another feather to its cap by topping the Mindanao Qualifying Games for the 2008 Philippine Olympic Festival held at Mindanao Civic Center, Tubod, Lanao del Norte on May 21-25, 2008.
The young “generals” took home 110 golds, 60 silvers and 45 bronze medals for a total haul of 215. They grabbed the lead from the zamboangueños (last year’s champions) who got 101 golds, 63 silvers and 50 bronzes, all totalling 214 medals.
Rounding out the top 5 are Cagayan de Oro City, Koronadal City and Misamis Oriental (last year’s host).
The Tuna Capital cornered most of the loot from medal-rich Gymnastics and Aquatics earning 89 golds from both disciplines.
Regina Astrid Quesada, an incoming freshman at the GenSan’s New Era College won a total of 7 golds in swimming to emerge as the POF’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete.
Here is the medal tally.
For the medal haul per Sports event of the Gen. Santos City players, here is the tally sheet:
For the list of medalists from GenSan, click HERE.
The Philippine Olympic Festival (POF) which is organized by Philippine Olympic Committee president Robert Aventajado, is a week-long search for national pool prospects, who could represent the Philippines in the 2012 London Olympics.
Mabuhay ang mga batang Gensan! Mabuhay ang mga generals!!
SOURCE: Philippine Olympic Festival Website
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Bariles is Tagalog word for “Tuna”, the primary source of income of the people of General Santos City which hosts 6 of the Philippines’ 8 tuna canneries and more than 80% of its tuna processing plants.
Prily Says:
Wow!!!!congrats to GSC!!!i am so proud reading entries like this!
By the way,hello from UK!
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 at 9:39 PM
portia Says:
I am here visiting this site.Got your link from other site i had visited.Mabuhay,GenSan!
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 at 9:40 PM
bariles Says:
Hello Prily! We should really be proud of our young kababayans for excelling in events like these. Mabuhay ang atletang pinoy! Where are you originally from?
Portia, good of you to drop by! Mabuhay rin ang pinoys na namamayagpag sa ibang bansa! All the best to you! Keep on visiting here. Salamat ng marami!
Posted on May 29th, 2008 at 10:06 AM
brVince Says:
uy, congrats! ahehehe… di na ako taga-dyan kasi
Posted on May 29th, 2008 at 3:49 PM
bariles Says:
Thanks Bro. Vince! Anong hindi? You will forever be a Socsksargen native, wherever you go. Sabi nga, You Can Take the Boy Out of the Barrio but You Can Never Take the Barrio Out of the Boy! Har-de-har-har!!!! :0
Posted on June 8th, 2008 at 6:55 PM