SOUTHESAT ASIAN YOUTH BEACH VOLLEY

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Philippines to host Southeast Asian youth beach volley c’ships
04/02/2009 | 02:04 PM

Email this | Email the Editor | Print | ShareThisMANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will host the initial Southeast Asian Youth Beach Volleyball Championship, Philippine Volleyball Federation secretary general Otie Camangian said.

Camangian said that the Southeast Asian Volleyball Federation awarded the hosting to the Philippines during its meeting last January in Bangkok.

According to Camangian, Tagum City has already expressed intent to host the event with city mayor Rey T. Uy already indicating his interest to the Tagum Volleyball Association.

“Mayor Uy wants Tagum to host the event. We will give them the requirements for the possible hosting soon," Camangian said.

Tagum City has its own beach volleyball facility with the Tagum Beach Volley Drome located at the heart of the city.

Camangian said that Tagum intends to hold the tournament during the city’s fiesta during the third week of November.

Tagum City is one hour away from Davao City. The city passed through SEAVF’s initial requirement of holding the tournament three hours from the international airport.

So far, all Southeast Asian countries except for Timor Leste expressed interest in joining the event. – GMANews.TV

This will add to the growing number of volleyball events to be held in our country. Yey!

[deejay_05]

this is a welcome news for us volleyball fans....

malayo nga lang...

[A D]

ay sa davao hehe:D ok ang layo naman hehehe>

[swimbod21]

okay lang yan para naman lumaganap ang volleyball at hindi lang concentrated sa manila ang mga events.

[jaie]

Si Alyssa Valdez and Kim Fajardo ang magrerepresent ng RP.
Right?

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Jun 24, 2009 9:26:47 GMT 8 jaie said:

Si Alyssa Valdez and Kim Fajardo ang magrerepresent ng RP.
Right?

Yup. Nagpa-vaccine na nga sila last monday. Hehe!

[mangekyou Sharingan user]

...sana hindi maka apekto ang ah1n1 sa bid natin na maghost.....

anywayS...good luck to the Philippine representatives

[jaie]

Jun 24, 2009 13:50:31 GMT 8 ™βΔLLЄRŻ™ said:

Jun 24, 2009 9:26:47 GMT 8 jaie said:

Si Alyssa Valdez and Kim Fajardo ang magrerepresent ng RP.
Right?

Yup. Nagpa-vaccine na nga sila last monday. Hehe!

Haha. Gudluck! Sayang, di magaabot si Angge at Alyssa sa UAAP.

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Asian Youth Games-bound Pinoy athletes unfazed by A(H1N1)


MANILA, Philippines – They are well aware of the cases of Influenza A(H1N1) at the 1st Asian Youth Games in Singapore and the fate that befell the Philippine football team.

But the rest of the RP delegation bound for the youth joust this weekend is undaunted by the threat of the virus and remains in good fighting mood.

“The excitement to participate is more than the anxiety of getting infected," shooting team coach Rob Hermoso, said of his young wards. “The kids are excited to shoot for the country."

The young athletes, themselves, declared their readiness to plunge into action in the A(H1N1)-hit Asian Youth Games.

“Hindi po ako natatakot dahil nabakunahan na rin kami. Ang iniisip lamang namin ay lumaban at bigyan ng karangalan ang Pilipinas sa Asian Youth Games," volleyball player Alyssa Valdez said Wednesday during the Philippine team’s send off ceremonies at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall.

A two-time UAAP MVP, the high school senior at UST will be teaming up with Kim Fajardo in the AYG’s beach volley event.

Taking a similar stance is Palarong Pambansa multi-medalist Dorothy Grace Hong, who will see action in the swimming competitions.

“Malakas naman po ang aming pangangatawan at nag-iingat din," said the 16-year-old Hong, who is fresh from competing in the Southeast Asian Age Group Championships in Malaysia where she won a gold in the 50m and silver in the 100m backstroke.

Hong also gets guidance from her mother Diana in implementing precautionary measures against A(H1N1).

Her mom shared: “We’re also instilling self-discipline and following advice from health officials so as not to get affected by the virus. I also prepare her juices made from fresh fruits to strengthen her immune system."

The A(H1N1) has already stymied the campaign of the Philippine football team, which was the first to check in at the youth games.

The squad was placed under quarantine in a Singapore resort after one of its players was discovered to have the virus. Subsequent tests on the 17 other players, two coaches and one therapist yielded negative results. But still, Singapore’s Health Ministry enforced the required seven-day isolation period and the team was eventually delisted from the competition, along with Hong Kong which had four cases.

As a consolation, the host nation has set a friendly match for the Filipino boys once they completed their quarantine period. The boys are scheduled to return to the Philippines on Sunday.

“It’s beyond our control but we have taken steps to ensure the team is protected like, giving members of the team flu vaccinations. Instead of having fear, we should think positive," said Philippine Sports Commission chairman Harry Angping.

Angping, who flew in to Singapore to personally lead the Philippines’ appeal to let the booters play, asked the AYG-bound athletes to give it their best shot.

“It’s really hard to tell our chances of winning since this is the first time the AYG is being held. But you can see in their eyes the determination to do well and win," he said.

“From this tournament we can discover who our potential athletes are for future international tournaments such as the 2010 Asian Games and 2012 London Olympics," he added.

Aside from providing incentives to medalists in the AYG, Angping promised extensive training for the “potentials" that will be discovered in the tournament that officially opens on June 29 and runs until July 7.

The Philippines will be participating in athletics, swimming, diving, shooting, table tennis, basketball, beach volley and bowling n the AYG.

- GMANews.TV

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Cagers, spikers save day for RP Asian Youth Games bets
07/01/2009 | 08:18 PM
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MANILA, Philippines – Team Philippines’ bets in the ballgames saved the day as the Filipinos got shut out in the medal events played on Wednesday in the 1st Asian Youth Games in Singapore.

The FIBA 33 basketball players and the girls’ beach volley entries delivered in their preliminary matches to somehow ease the pain suffered by their teammates over in diving, bowling and shooting.

Cris Mike Tolomia’s short stab in the final 1:06 minutes keyed the Philippines' come-from-behind 27-26 win over a taller Iran side to jumpstart the RP dribblers’ bid at the Anglican High School.

The Filipino cagers followed this up with an abbreviated 34-11 triumph over Mongolia. This game was stopped at the 2:25 mark of the second period in accordance with Fiba 33 rules, which automatically stop a game once a team scores 33 points.

"It was a good start but we still have a lot to work on. We also have to scout our opponents," said basketball coach Eric Altamirano. “They were jittery at the start but once they had their feel on the game, they delivered."

The team’s female counterparts chalked up win No. 1 without breaking a sweat as Kazakhstan failed to make it in the competition due to unexplained reason.

Also shining in their own side of the competitions were RP beach spikers Alyssa Valdez and Kim Fajardo, who defeated Sri Lanka’s Nicanthika Yaddehi Gamage and Mudiyanselage Ilangakoon 21-18, 21-17.

With the victory, Valdez and Fajardo moved a win away from advancing into the next round.

The rest of the Filipinos who saw action Wednesday went home empty-handed.

Lone diving competitor Natassia Marie Nalus came closest to landing a podium finish, placing fourth in the girls’ 3m springboard with a score of 281.75. She finished behind Korean Kim Nami (357.20), Macau’s Lei Sio I (350.45) and Chinese Liu Tian (342.15).

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It was all smiles for the Singapore girls team as they defeated their opponents from Mongolia 2-0 in the Beach Volleyball preliminaries on 1st July at Siloso Beach.



Singapore took the first set 21-13. Mongolia fought hard to keep up with Singapore in the second set as both teams rallied fiercely against each other to score. Eventually, Singapore emerged the winner with a score of 21-7.



Singapore player Dorita Peng shared her excitement: "We were nervous for the first few points, but this match was easier than I thought. We will be trying our best against our opponents tomorrow."


The girls' team from Singapore will be facing Kyrgyzstan in the centre court at 10am, Tuesday, 2nd July. A victory in that match would see them at the top of Group G.


In Group H, Philippines is now one step closer to the quarter finals, having beaten the Sri Lanka team with a score of 2:0.



Sri Lanka started with much fervor, widening the gap before Philippines managed to catch up, winning the first set 21-15. The second set saw Philippines on a shaky start but once again they perservered to win with a score of 21-17.


"Our team has no prior experience. It was formed in only less than a month," says Dante Lopez, coach for Philippines. "We will be happy if we manage to get into semi finals."


On the boys side, teams from and Saudi Arabia have closed in on their chances of proceeding on to the quarter finals.



In group A, Oman got the best out of Mongolia by winning their first match in the competition with the scores of 21-11 and 21-13.a



Bayarkkhuu Naranbayar and Munkhsaikhan Myagmarsuren from Mongolia executed soft but well-controlled spikes while the boys from Oman triumphed with hard, fast strikes, both equally competent in their individual styles of play. However, Oman got the better of Mongolia's defense and caught them off guard on many occasions to win the match.



Pleased with his players' performance, the Oman coach also expressed hopes that his players would "perform better in the upcoming matches."


The Saudi Arabia team won their first game in Group B against the Japanese team with a score of 2:0.



When asked of their expectations for the Asian Youth Games, both players said: "We'll do our best, and leave the rest to luck."