US Olympic coach to the rescue
Two-time Olympic silver medal-winning Coach Ryan Flaherty was tapped by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to help the country’s athletics program in time for the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar. PSC Chairman Ricardo Garcia said Flaherty, whose credentials include coaching the U.S. Olympic 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams to the silver medal in the 2012 London Olympic Games, promised to help the country’s athletes prepare in time for future international and at the same time share new insights to all Filipino coaches. “We are just waiting for the forthcoming arrival of Ryan Flaherty, who if you can recall visited us months ago on our invitation from San Diego. He is the relay coach of the US Olympic Team that won silver,” Garcia said. He clarified that all Filipino coaches under Patafa will not be replaced as Flaherty, a USA Track and Field Level 2 coach, will study and observe the training of...