Philippine athletics meet slated

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association is putting its best foot forward for the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships scheduled March 21 to 26 in Ilagan, Isabela.

The event, formerly known as the PATAFA National Open, will stake 165 medals in 80 events in the Open Elite, Under-20 and Under-18 groups.

Five SEA Games countries – Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei – will field entries as part of their preparations for the Cambodia SEA Games set in May 5.

Reli de Leon, special assistant to PATAFA president Terry Capistrano, said the event will serve as “a good preview” of the biennial event in Cambodia.