CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu seventh District Congresswoman Patricia “Patsy” Calderon has expressed optimism over youth sports activities growth in her district following the profitable staging of the inaugural Calderon Cup 21-Beneath Inter-town Basketball Match, which concluded on Saturday, Could 9, in Dumanjug, southern Cebu.
Talking throughout Sport 2 of the best-of-three finals between Dumanjug and Malabuyoc, Calderon stated she felt each happy with and fulfilled by the result of the grassroots initiative she helped set up.
The Calderon Cup varieties a part of a broader sports activities growth program in Cebu’s seventh District, which additionally contains an inter-municipal girls’s volleyball match set to start on Could 22 in Badian.
READ: CALDERON CUP: Dumanjug beats Malabuyoc, wins inaugural title
‘Image of unity, sportsmanship’
“I’m actually comfortable, glad, and excited with the overwhelming success of the very first Calderon Cup. From its profitable launching as much as the much-awaited Finals, the match has develop into a robust image of unity, camaraderie, sportsmanship, and group spirit among the many cities of the seventh District,” Calderon stated.
“The power, ardour, and help proven by our folks show that sports activities can actually convey communities collectively. I’m deeply grateful to all our mayors, native officers, coaches, organizers, supporters, and most particularly our athletes for making this endeavor significant and provoking.”
Calderon additionally highlighted the long-term advantages of the match, significantly in participant growth and expertise discovery.
“Extra importantly, we’re already seeing the constructive influence of this match by way of the improved basketball expertise of our younger gamers and the invention of promising skills who might quickly earn varsity scholarship alternatives,” she stated.
Inspiring younger athletes
“I’m assured that the Calderon Cup will proceed to develop and encourage extra younger athletes throughout the district. Daghang salamat sa inyong suporta ug pakighiusa. Padayon ta sa pagpalambo sa sports activities ug kabatan-onan sa atong distrito.”
(Thanks on your help and oneness. Allow us to proceed to make sports activities and younger folks in our district develop.)
The match introduced collectively all eight municipalities of Cebu’s seventh District—Dumanjug, Malabuyoc, Alegria, Moalboal, Ronda, Badian, Alcantara, and Ginatilan.
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