NCR dominates Palaro anew
Credit to Author: JEAN RUSSEL V. DAVID| Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 16:24:50 +0000
DAVAO CITY: National Capital Region was declared champion of the Palarong Pambansa for the 15th straight year in the culmination of the 62nd edition of the annual competition on Saturday here.
NCR collected 86 gold, 71 silver, and 56 bronze medals during the six-day tilt organized by the Department of Education and supported by the Philippine Sports Commission.
Southern Tagalog-Calabarzon finished second (66-49-73) and Western Visayas third (49-40-58).
Host Davao Region finished with 13-22-37 slate.
NCR won 32 gold medals in swimming and nine in taekwondo in the secondary division.
NCR bets also broke 14 Palaro records in athletics, swimming, and archery.
“We are happy because we have prepared for this game. The taste of victory is much sweeter when you really worked hard for it,” said NCR coach Goldwin Monteverde.
Meanwhile, Calabarzon topped the elementary division with 29 gold, 19 silver, and 24 bronze medals.
NCR finished second (19-27-22) and Western Visayas third (17-17-23).
Calabarzon also topped the Para Games with 25 gold, five silver, and six bronze medals followed by Western Visayas with 19-19-15.
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