{"id":110284,"date":"2017-08-07T21:59:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T01:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=110284"},"modified":"2017-08-07T21:59:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T01:59:05","slug":"psc-commits-full-support-to-olympic-medal-hopeful-watanabe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/07\/psc-commits-full-support-to-olympic-medal-hopeful-watanabe\/","title":{"rendered":"PSC commits full support to Olympic medal hopeful Watanabe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Watanabe, a third year college student, taking up Sports Science at the Wasadi University in Tokyo, added that proper nutrition and strength conditioning play a vital role in sports development. (PNA PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Aug 7\u2014 In a bid to give the country its first\u00a0 gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the government through the Philippine \u00a0Sports Commission (PSC) \u00a0has committed \u00a0to give its all-out support\u00a0 to ace judoka Kiyomi Watanabe.<\/p>\n

PSC chair William \u201cButch\u201d Ramirez, in a press conference on Monday, told sports writers that it will sustain its financial backing to Watanabe,\u00a0 who is consistently giving \u00a0honors \u00a0in\u00a0 judo. Ramirez led other government sports officials in presenting Watanabe and the sports body\u2019s support.<\/p>\n

Ramirez emphasized the sacrifices and\u00a0 honors given by Watanabe, who started playing judo at the age of 11, shall serve as an inspiration to other Olympic hopefuls to dedicate their passion in sports for flag and country.<\/p>\n

Born to Filipino mother (Irene)\u00a0 from Mandaue, Cebu, the 21-year old Watanabe’s recent sterling performances include the gold medal last July in the Asian Judo Open in Taipei; bronze in the Paris Grand Slam 2017 and and silver medal in the 2017 European Judo Open Women in Austria.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am dedicating these medals to my fellow Filipino youth and \u00a0to my parents , especially to my mother and to the millions of Filipino mothers, whose sacrifices are worth emulating,\u201d Watanabe said in Japanese dialect as translated by her mother who accompanied her during\u00a0 the presentation. Also present was local judo federation president Dave Carter.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiscipline and practice,\u201d\u00a0 these are Watanabe\u2019s powerful words, when asked by this writer on her advice \u00a0to budding talents who want to follow \u00a0her footsteps or equal her achievements.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn sports, winning is not all that\u00a0 it takes. Humility and character are very\u00a0 important \u00a0in human development,\u201d Watanabe emphasized.<\/p>\n

Watanabe, \u00a0a third year college student, taking up Sports Science at the Wasadi University in Tokyo, added that proper nutrition and strength conditioning play a vital role in sports development.<\/p>\n

She will be defending her title in the middleweight category match (judo) in the forthcoming 29th<\/sup>\u00a0Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur this month. She highlighted\u00a0 the 1-0-2 (gold-silver-bronze) output for judo in the \u00a02015 edition of the biennial\u00a0 games held in Singapore.<\/p>\n

Aside from Watanabe, the six-man Philippine\u00a0 judokas include Kohei Kohagura, Keisei Nakano and Shugen Nakano in the men’s team, while Sydney Sy and Mariya Takahasi represent the distaff side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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