{"id":137868,"date":"2017-12-10T02:29:09","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T07:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=137868"},"modified":"2017-12-10T02:29:09","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T07:29:09","slug":"12-phl-athletes-compete-in-asian-youth-para-games-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/10\/12-phl-athletes-compete-in-asian-youth-para-games-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"12 PHL athletes compete in Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_114324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-114324\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/900px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-114324\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/900px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg_.png\" alt=\"Flag of the Philippines (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, PUBLIC DOMAIN)\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/900px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg_.png 900w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/900px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg_-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/900px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg_-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-114324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flag of the Philippines <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=11066834\">(WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, PUBLIC DOMAIN)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA\u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Twelve Filipino athletes arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday to compete in the 3rd Asian Youth Para Games.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, which will run from December 10 to 14, will be held in various venues in the capital city of Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>The members of the team are Ma. Cielo Honasan, Rosalia Abapo, and Anthony Peralta (athletics); Anthony Dela Cruz Jr. (badminton); Lois Matthew Lontiong (boccia); Rommel Lucencio and Neo Angelo Laudato (table tennis); and Edwin Villanueva, Patrick Rodel Crisostomo, Adrian Azul, Claire Calizo, and Judy Anne Neblasca (swimming).<\/p>\n<p>The athletes are accompanied by Team Philippines head of delegation, Francis Cruz Diaz, Philippine Sports Association for the Differently-Abled (Philspada) president Michael Barredo and coaches Bernard Buen (track), Joel Nebrida (high\/long jump), Mary Grace Ladlad, and Octavio Gonzales (badminton), Antonio Ong and Gerardo Rosario (swimming), and Louise Mark Eballa (table tennis).<\/p>\n<p>More than 700 athletes from 30 countries are expected to compete in the tournament under the auspices of the Asian Paralympic Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The first Asian Youth Para Games took place in Tokyo, Japan in 2009. 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