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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
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MANILA – Filipino kiteboarder Christian Tio bucked the tough competition to rule the Iconic Kitesurfing Youth Olympic Qualifiers Asia-Oceania in Pranburi, Thailand.
The victory gave Tio, a native of Aklan province, the right to represent the Philippines in the sport at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina in October.
Consistent in his performances in the last two days of the five-day event, Tio came up with 26 points, defeating Chinese Haoran Zhang (34 points) and Thai Sarun Rupchorn (41) on Sunday.
“It’s been a tough week,” said Tio “It’s been a goal to get to the Olympics and we’ve been waiting for kiting to get into the Games for some time, so it feels pretty good to qualify and have the honor of representing my country.”
“Now I’m it, I’ll do my best to win it,” added Tio, who honed his skills in the annual Philippine Kiteboarding Association (PKA) Tour.
Other Filipino kiteboarders who vied for titles in the qualifiers were Boracay locals Warner Janoya, Mark Magliquian, Remel Rentillo, and Frean Yetyet, and Romblon’s Maebelle Gajisan.
“Tio’s feat is the culmination of all our efforts with the PKA Tour that we’ve been organizing the past five years, as we aim to promote the sport and at the same time produce local talents for international competitions,” said PKA treasurer Carlo Leongson./PN
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