Mission failed Central Visayas lands only 5th in Palaro
DAVAO CITY, Philippines — Not only that it failed to accomplish its mission of claiming the overall championship, Central Visayas also dropped one spot from its ranking last year at the end of the 2019 Palarong Pambansa yesterday at the University of the Philippines-Mindanao Sports Complex here.
From fourth place in 2018, the region slipped to fifth overall after the week-long athletic meet with 24 gold, 22 silver and 33 bronze medals.
Central Visayas capped its campaign with three gilts from football, tennis and badminton.
CV won gold in elementary football after edging Western Visayas by a hairline, 2-1.
The Negrenses, however, returned the favor to CV in the secondary finals via the same 2-1 decision.
In tennis, the tandem of Daveain Therese Gauran and Shara Louise Paliwag of Negros Oriental sealed CV’s bid with a golden performance in the elementary girls doubles.
CV’s archery squad powered by Dumaguete City athletes delivered the most number of golds with six. Arnis and badminton produced four golds apiece, gymnastics had three, chess and wrestling contributed two golds medals each, while boxing picked up one.
As expected, perennial champion National Capital Region defended its throne with an overwhelming haul of 86 golds, 71 silvers and 56 bronzes. Calabarzon and Wester Visayas were a distant second and third with a 66-49-67 and 49-40-58 medal tally, respectively.
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