Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Councilors pitch in to award para-athlete By Grace L. Plata
A DIFFERENTLY-abled athlete was awarded a cash gift by members of the Davao City council Tuesday for bagging three bronze medals in table tennis during the recently concluded Asean Paragames in Thailand.
Smith Billy Cartera was given P48,000 which came from the council members' own pockets. The biggest contribution was that of Councilor Paolo Duterte who gave P30,000.
Cartera, a computer-engineering student of the Holy Cross of Davao College, trains at the Our Lady of Victory Training Center in Sasa.
The Asean Paragames is a biannual multi-sport event held after ever Southeast Asian games for athletes with physical disabilities. The games are participated by 11 countries located in Southeast Asia, The games, patterned after the Paralympics, includes mobility disabilities, amputees, visual disabilities and those with cerebral palsy.
The 4th Asean Paragames was held Janunary 20-24, 2008 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
