Batang Pinoy Visayas leg in Kalibo

BY CYRUS M. GARDE

KALIBO, Aklan – This capital town will play host to the Visayas leg of Batang Pinoy from August 21 to 25, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) announced.

Last year, Maasin City in Southern Leyte played host to the Visayas Leg with the finals held here February this year.

Bacolod City hosted the 2013 Batang Pinoy finals after Zamboanga City came under siege by Muslim rebels.

The games were rescheduled (January 28 February 1, 2014) after super typhoon “Yolanda” November last year.

PSC Commissioner Jose Luis “Jolly” Gomez said Pagadian City will play host for thje Mindanao leg in September, Dasmariñas, Cavite for Luzon in October.

The staging of the 2014 Philippine Youth Games (PYG)-Batang Pinoy national finals will be in Cebu City in November.

From September 19 to October 1, there will be no Batang Pinoy activities since it will coincide with the holding of the Southeast Asian Games from September 19 to October 4, 2014 in Incheon, South Korea.

Among the PNG events to be contested are:

  • arnis
  • athletics
  • swimming
  • triathlon
  • cycling
  • boxing
  • dance sport
  • cheerdance
  • volleyball
  • lawn tennis
  • table tennis
  • badminton
  • chess
  • softball
  • taekwondo
  • futsal
  • basketball 3-on-3
  • sepak takraw
  • weightlifting
  • karatedo, and
  • wrestling./PN