CEBU City – Gymnast Sheena Jillianne Chua Ty made a mark with six gold medals in the just-concluded 2024 Palarong Pambansa at the University of Southern Philippines Foundation here.
Ty, originally from Bacolod City but represented Olongapo City in the sporting event, claimed her gold medals in elementary girls rhythmic gymnastics team, individual all around, freehand, rope, hoop, and ball events.
The 10-year-old Ty dazzled the audience with all four of her routines from freehand (which gave tribute to Señor Sto. Niño), followed by her impressive moves in the rope, hoop and ball apparatuses.
Ty, a student of Special Education Center for the Gifted in Kalayaan, Subic Bay Freeport Zone, participated in Palarong Pambansa for the second straight year after a three-gold, three-silver performance last year in Marikina City.
“Jill is a living testament that hard work and determination really pays off. Her perseverance, resilience, dedication and prayers brought her to newer heights,” said her mother, Jac Jac Ty.
In table tennis, Lexi Mikayla Marcella of San Enrique Central School – Negros Occidental and Bethany Adriel Esmeňo of Sigma Central Elementary School – Capiz won a gold in the elementary girls doubles event.
Andrea Deondo and Leslie Faye Dizon of the Vicente Andaya Sr. National High School – Capiz, on the other hand, also captured a gold medal in the secondary girls doubles event.
Prince Joel Romero of the Don Felix Robles Elementary School – Negros Occidental and Joshua Miguel Banas of Central Philippines University bagged a silver medal in elementary boys doubles event.
Alain Vincent R Dominguez and Jannuel Forro, both from Central Philippine University – Iloilo City, also secured a silver medal finish in the secondary boys doubles table tennis event.
Forro also had a bronze medal in the secondary boys mixed doubles table tennis event with Menchie Kate Dizon of Vicente Andaya Sr. National High School – Capiz./PN
