PRIOR to the staging of the Batang Pinoy national finals, Baguio City will first host close to 10,000 athletes in September.
Although no final dates have been released yet, Baguio City sports coordinator Gaudencio Gonzales said the city was chosen as venue for the 21st staging of the Milo Little Olympics - North Central Luzon leg tentatively set in September.
Gonzales said the city is still waiting for the final dates of the weeklong competition backed by Nestle.
The annual youth sports competition aims to emphasize Milo’s unwavering commitment to the country in developing not only athleticism but also mental discipline among student-athletes who will be the next generation of sports heroes.
A total of 15 sports will be showcased in the Olympics among them badminton, basketball, chess, football, gymnastics, lawn tennis, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, sepak takraw and scrabble. Arnis and karatedo will be featured as demonstration sports.
Schools here in the summer capital will once again have their hands full as they defend the over-all title in both elementary and high school division.
Baguio City High School asserted its might against north and central Luzon’s high school squad by copping its fifth straight crown after amassing 195.5 points topping athletics, gymnastics, and tennis while scoring second place finishes in football women’s artistic gymnastics, and volleyball boys.
University of Baguio came in second with 113 points by bagging the top honors in arnis and taekwondo while bagging second place finishes in boys chess, scrabble, and girls swimming.
Bagging third place is Holy Angel University with 84 points clinching the boys table tennis and boys tennis while Olongapo City National High School snatched fourth place over with 77 points as Urdaneta City National High School completed the top five with 75 points.
UB also surprised the field in the elementary division as it romped off with the over-all title with 79.5 points by bagging the top spot in girls swimming and table tennis. It also took home second place finish in arnis.
Mabini Elementary School meanwhile improved to a second place over-all finish with 77 points after bagging the crown in basketball, and a second place finish in athletics. (Roderick Osis)