Basketball, volleyball, golf events called off due to Taal ashfall

January 13, 2020 admin Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:43:47 +0000

By Kristel Satumbaga and Waylon Galvez

With the eruption of Taal Volcano on Sunday, several sports events were cancelled yesterday, citing the health and safety of everybody.

ashfall due to zero visibility at lemeri batangas place is one of the badly hit by the eruption of the Taal Volcano(photo by ali vicoy)

Ashfall causes zero visibility at Lemeri in Batangas. (Ali Vicoy)

Even the training of athletes for the Tokyo Games was also affected with the Philippine Sports Commission advising them to suspend their outdoor training.

“All national team members are advised that training outdoors is prohibited at the moment in light of the ashfall due to Mt. Taal’s eruption. Keep safe,” said the PSC in a statement.

Mt Taal, located around 80 kilometers south of Manila, erupted on Sunday afternoon that halted several activities after authorizes raised the Alert Level to 4.

Basketball and NCAA volleyball matches were also cancelled along with the golf to
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