00:00What do you think about the Olympic Paddle Association?
00:02At sa buong, pinatatag ng Pilipinasongan ito sa Premier Paddle T2
00:06na may isang malinaw na layunin
00:08ang makilala at mapabilangang paddle
00:10bilang isang Olympic sport sa mga susunod na taon.
00:13Ang buong detalya sa report ni teammate JB Junio.
00:18Mula sa mga lokal na torneo
00:20hanggang sa international na kooperasyon,
00:23binibigyan din ang Philippine Paddle Association
00:25ang importansya ng pakikipag-ugnayan
00:27sa mga malalaking organisasyon
00:29kagaya ng Premier Paddle T2
00:31upang mapabilis ang paglago ng sport sa bansa.
00:34Ayon kay Premier Paddle T2 President Vincent Lorisens,
00:37mahalaga ang mga bansa sa Asia tulad ng Pilipinas
00:40sa global expansion ng paddle,
00:42lalo na sa pangarap nitong makapasok sa Olympic program.
00:46I think, you know, paddle is the fastest growing sport in the world
00:49and in every country that I saw, like Belgium,
00:53you start from zero and it's gonna be a huge explosion of paddles.
00:57So, we need to have people like Alena,
01:00which is professional,
01:02as the President of the Paddle Association.
01:05And I need to support also Alena
01:08because I'm living between Bangkok and Europe.
01:11And we have great ambition for Asia
01:13because the future of the explosion of paddle is Asia.
01:16Dahil sa patuloy na pag-usbong ng paddle sa buong Asia,
01:20kamakailan lamang ay narecognize ito ng Olympic Council of Asia
01:24at mapapabilang sa mga sport na paglalabanan
01:27sa Asian Games sa Sanyo, China sa darating na Abril
01:30at sa Asian Games sa Nagoya, Japan ngayong taon.
01:33Kaya't ipinahayag ni Philippine Paddle Association President Alena Don
01:37na malaking oportunidad ang mga paparating na torneyo
01:40upang maibandera ng mga Pinoy atli
01:42ang kakayahan sa paddle.
01:43So this is a big thing for countries in Asia
01:47and of course for the Philippines.
01:50It's a massive opportunity for athletes
01:53to aspire to representing the country
01:56in the Asian Games,
01:58which is going to be great pride and honor for the Philippines.
02:01So we're quite excited to prepare the athletes
02:05in terms of competing in the Asian Beach Games
02:09and also the Asian Games in Nagoya.
02:11Kasunod nito,
02:14ibinahagi rin ang Philippine Paddle Association
02:16ang mga dapat abangan sa kanilang 2026 event calendar
02:20na nagnanais na mas palawakin pa
02:22ang pagkakakilala ng paddle sa buong bansa.
02:25Kabilang dito,
02:26ang mga national tournaments,
02:28development clinics
02:29at ang mga international na invitational events.
02:32Kagaya ng katatapos lamang
02:34na Philippine Paddle Invitational Tournament
02:36na nagsilbi isang malaking hakbang
02:38para maipakilala ang sports sa mas maraming Pilipino.
02:41Binigyang diin din ni Don
02:43na nais ng PPA na bumuo ng developmental team
02:46para sa Philippine team ngayong taon.
02:48We are launching for the Philippine team this year.
02:54It's a developmental team.
02:56So we're going to onboard athletes
02:59that are interested in becoming part of the Philippine team.
03:04Not necessarily having a tennis background.
03:07It could be athletes from different sports.
03:11So we're going to develop them
03:13and train them into becoming paddle athletes
03:16in order for them to have the opportunity
03:18and the chance to try out for the Philippine team.
03:21Sa pamamagitan ng mga competitions
03:25at international championships,
03:27umaasa ang PPA na mas maraming atleta
03:30ang mahikaya
03:31at mas maraming clubs ang mabubuo
03:33at mas matibay na pondasyon
03:34ang maitayo para sa hinaharap ng paddle
03:37bilang growing score.
03:38JB Junyo para sa atletang Pilipino
03:41para sa bagong Pilipinas.
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