00:00Isang bagong miyambro ng Philippine Para Powerlifting National Team
00:03ang naniniwala na ang pagpasok sa team ay hindi lamang tagumpay,
00:07kundi paglaban sa takot, pagtuklas ng lakas at pagyakap sa komunidad na naniniwala sa kanya.
00:14Ang kabuang detali alamin sa ula ni teammate JB Hunyo.
00:19Baguhan sa National Team.
00:21Yan ang paglalarawan sa atletang ito na unang nakilala ang Para Sports noong July taong 2023.
00:27Ngunit pagsapit ng January taong 2024,
00:31opisyal na siyang napasama sa Philippine Para Powerlifting National Team.
00:36Noong una ay takot at hesitation ang kanyang naramdaman
00:39at ayaw niyang sumali sa Para Sports dahil sa takot na maiba
00:43at mas piniling magfocus sa iba pang bagay.
00:46Ngunit sa pagpasok niya sa mundo ng Para Powerlifting,
00:50dito ay nakilala niya ang komunidad na tumanggap sa kanya at nagbigay ng lakas
00:54para patuloy na maniwala sa kanyang sarili.
00:57Siya si Dr. Katrina May Hernandez,
01:00isang medical doctor, disability rights advocate,
01:03at isang para powerlifter.
01:05At kahit bagong salta sa National Team,
01:08hindi na siya baguhan sa mga kompetisyon.
01:11Dahil lumaban na rin siya sa multiple mixed sports
01:13kung saan kasama niya ang mga non-disabled at disabled athletes.
01:18At nakapag-uwi na rin siya ng gintong medalya
01:20mula sa Philippine Para National Games noong 2024.
01:24Para sa 35-year-old para powerlifter,
01:27mahalagang pagduunan ang pansin ng psychological aspect
01:31bukod sa physical training.
01:33Dahil dito ay mas magkakaroon ng focus
01:35at mas magiging handa ang sarili sa bawat kompetisyon.
01:39With regards to the physical preparation,
01:44solid na po yun.
01:45Parang kumbaga everyday walang palya,
01:48pumapasok po ako sa training,
01:51so I leave it all to my coaches
01:54and I will just do as they want me to do.
01:57Mga mga program and mga regimen nila.
01:59Pero like in terms of nutrition,
02:03in terms of sleep,
02:04and in terms of the psychological preparation,
02:08yun yung tinututukan ko on my spare time.
02:12Kasi of course,
02:13all of those will play a factor in how I perform.
02:18So yun yung gusto ko talaga.
02:19Tutukan niya yun.
02:20Kasi if you ask me,
02:24the physical aspect,
02:26kaya yun.
02:27Pero yung psychological,
02:28that's a whole new ballgame
02:30na hindi ko pa natatry ever.
02:33So competing at this eye of a level
02:37is something very new to me.
02:39So yun yung inaanok ko po ngayon.
02:42Hinahanda yung salilik ko.
02:45Ngayong darating na si Yan Paragames
02:47sa susunod na taon,
02:49target niyang mahit ang three digits
02:51sa kanyang lift
02:51at ang international competition na ito
02:54ang magiging daan
02:55sa 2026 Asian Paragames sa Japan
02:58at unang hakbang sa kanyang target
03:00na mag-qualify sa Los Angeles
03:022028 Paralympics.
03:04As of the moment,
03:06I just really,
03:07because this is the first competition,
03:10my first ever competition,
03:13and it's the first competition
03:15to the pathway to LA 2028.
03:18Ano yun?
03:19Tarang,
03:20I am just really going to try to do my best.
03:23I'm gonna try to do my best
03:24and stay in the pathway
03:26for as long as I get.
03:27So,
03:28after LA,
03:30the next would be the Asian Paragames.
03:33So,
03:33hopefully,
03:34one step at a time,
03:35kumbaga,
03:36one competition at a time
03:37towards LA 2028.
03:40I mean,
03:40that's the ultimate goal
03:42naman of each athlete,
03:44di ba?
03:44To be able to represent
03:45and to be able to show
03:47the world
03:48na,
03:49kumbaga,
03:50Filipinos,
03:52women,
03:52and also,
03:54sorry,
03:55again,
03:55yeah,
03:56Filipinos,
03:57men and women
03:58from the Philippines,
04:00regardless of disability.
04:02Kumbaga,
04:03kaya namin sumabay
04:04in the world stage.
04:06Kaya namin to represent
04:07and to show everyone
04:09na,
04:10hey,
04:10we're here,
04:10we're here to compete
04:11with you guys.
04:13So,
04:14that's the ultimate goal
04:15na gusto po namin,
04:17well,
04:17gusto po namin
04:18lahat ng mga atleta
04:19to be able to do.
04:22And,
04:22well,
04:22may it be,
04:23yun yan,
04:24disabled athletes
04:25or non-disabled athletes.
04:28At sa huli,
04:29may mensahe siya
04:30sa lahat ng Pilipinong atleta
04:32na nag-aasam na subukan
04:33na pasukin ang mundo
04:34ng sports,
04:35disabled man o hindi.
04:38I invite anyone
04:40who is interested
04:41in parasports
04:43or any sports
04:44to try,
04:45to try.
04:46Kasi,
04:47you know,
04:47we're trying to build
04:48a community of athletes.
04:50And,
04:50dito po,
04:51we are able
04:52to see
04:52na
04:53we can,
04:55you know,
04:55we want to be able
04:56to represent
04:56and we want to be able
04:58to show the world
04:58that we can do it.
05:00Patas tayo
05:01na kaya din namin
05:03makipag-compete.
05:05So,
05:05hoping to invite
05:07athletes
05:08of all
05:08disabilities,
05:10all genders
05:10to join the PSC.
05:12Maybe,
05:13may makikita po
05:14tayong hidden talent.
05:16Who knows?
05:17Sa pagpasok niya
05:19sa national team,
05:20may isang mensahe
05:21siyang pinapatunayan.
05:23Ang lakas
05:24ay hindi nakikita
05:25sa katawan,
05:26kundi sa puso
05:27na lumalaban
05:28at naniniwala.
05:29JB Junyo
05:30para sa Atletang Pilipino
05:32para sa Bagong Pilipinas.
