00:00The Philippine Trail Running Association, or FILTRA,
00:04has announced that they will strengthen their grassroots development program
00:08in order to enter the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
00:13Our teammate, Bernadette Tinoy, is surprised.
00:18The Philippine Trail Running Association, or FILTRA, announced that
00:21aside from the long-awaited competitions this year,
00:24the agency also plans to expand the grassroots program in the country.
00:28This is also part of the plan to make the country count
00:31in the upcoming 2032 Brisbane Olympics.
00:34We're launching something this year.
00:36It's going to be an exciting one across the Philippines.
00:40We've been doing it for two years already,
00:43and every year, we have about 100 youth participating.
00:48But this year, it's going to be bigger, more sustainable,
00:52and the scope will be wider.
00:55So, look forward to that.
00:57Meanwhile, athletes are still preparing for the Philippine National Trail Running Championships
01:04from March 21 to March 23 in Danau City, Cebu.
01:08Aside from this, FILTRA also plans to set up a training camp
01:11for the national team that will compete in the World Championships in September.
01:16They will be going around in different trail locations
01:20for a training camp to simulate the competition in September.
01:28It's going to be in Europe, and we're talking of Alps, big mountains,
01:34so it's really going to be a very challenging one in terms of altitude and the weather.
01:43In February, the 7th edition of the Mount Sembrano Mountain Run 2025
01:47is expected to be a success.
01:50February 23 in Malaya, Pililiya, Rizal.
01:53Bernadette Tinoy, for Atleta ang Pilipino, for Bagong Pilipinas.
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