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Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) bet Henry Foy-os is now being recruited by the Wrestling Association of the Philippines (WAP) as a potential candidate for the national training pool. Foy-os, the younger brother of national team mainstay and 2013 Philippine National Games 55-kilogram gold medalist Minalyn, was among the wrestlers that stood out when wrestling made its debut in the recently concluded 2014 Palarong Pambansa in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Foy-os is a fresh high school graduate making him ineligible for the 2015 Palaro, with the host province set to be named in October this year. His gold in Greco-Roman’s 54-kg.division is part of CAR’s nine-medal haul—three gold, two silvers, and four bronzes. CAR and Region XI (Davao) emerged as the top teams in wrestling with the latter collecting three gold medals all in the girls’ division to go with three silvers and one bronze. David Caoli (boy’s 50kg.) and Jefferson Ignas (boys’ 42 kg.) were CAR’s other gold medalists in ...

Wrestling Association of the Philippines (WAP) Secretary-General Karlo Sevilla is hoping to scout future national team members in the 2014 Palarong Pambansa set from May 4 to 10 in Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Sevilla said the Philippines need a larger training pool after the country’s youth wrestlers went home with silver and five bronze medals in last week’s 7th Southeast Asian (SEA) Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championship held at the Ramkhamhaeng University Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. “Based on the results, we need to recruit more young athletes and provide them with better training conditions for international competitions. Especially those in the national team,” said Sevilla. “[And] with our sport's debut in the Palarong Pambansa this year, we are optimistic in eventually recruiting new young wrestling talents, who in the future will propel us to the highest level of wrestling in the SEA region and beyond. Sevilla added it will take WAP three years to develop a 16-year-...