Palaro can be a gold mine for future national wrestlers
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-...