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| School newspaper article written by Paolo Rodriguez, son of our teammate Dino. Thank You! |
Recently concluded 2012 Asian duathlon in Subic bay demonstrates our athlete's capability to compete in this event. I first started coaching duathlon in 2004, being new back then, I strongly believe that filipinos are far more gifted naturally in running and cycling, as compared to Australians in swimming. Team then were composed of cyclists and high school runners. We attempted our first international event in 2005 at the ITU World Duathlon Championship in New Castle, NSW. We finished 29th place with pride and glory for the country, Ryan Mendoza was the first filipino to finished in a World championship level in multisport. Dags Asuncion, Team Mechanic; Senator Pia Cayateno, George Vilog, Jeff Valdez & Ryan Mendoza with Team USA-AG Our next event was 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Pattaya, Thailand. We brought home gold and bronze medals for Philippines. It was the start of something big for the team, both the suc...
very well said.kudos to pao and congratulations to you rambo.
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