00:00Sa pagpapatuloy ng ating selebrasyon ngayong Women's Month,
00:03bibigyang spotlight natin ng limang taong gulang na pinakabatang babaeng kampiyon
00:08sa National Age Group Triathlon.
00:10Narito ang report ni teammate Jamay Cabayaka.
00:15Sa edad na limang taong gulang,
00:18karamihan sa mga bata ay abala pa lamang sa paglalaro.
00:21Pero para kay Iliana Rivera mula sa Cebu,
00:24ang laro ay isa ng tunay na laban.
00:26Isa siyang triathlete na kayang pagdugtungin ng paglangoy,
00:30pagbibisikleta, at pagtakbo.
00:32Mga disiplinang kinakaharap na ng mas nakakatandang atleta.
00:36Sa National Age Group Triathlon,
00:38dito nakilala natin ang munting atletang ito
00:41matapos masungkit ang kampiyonato sa Super Tri Kids Under 6 category.
00:46Pero sa bawat hamon ng karera,
00:48mas lumalabas ang tapang ng batang hindi marulong sumuko.
00:52I like the swim, run, and bike.
00:58Ayon sa magulang ni Iliana,
01:00tatlong taong gulang pa lamang siya ng unang mahilig
01:03sa mga aktibidad na may kinalaman sa sports.
01:05Nagsimula ito sa pushbike at swimming na noon
01:08ay para lamang matutong lubangoy at magbalanse.
01:11Pero hindi nagtagal,
01:12ang mga simpleng aktibidad na ito
01:14ay nauwi sa mas seryosong pagsasanay
01:17at pagsali sa mga torneo.
01:19May early morning training sila.
01:22So usually, kasi maaga silang gumigising.
01:24They are used to early morning routines.
01:27So, nung lumalaki na sila that they are very active,
01:31we tried to enroll them into swimming
01:34para lang for the survival.
01:36Tapos eventually,
01:39we ventured out into triathlon.
01:42For Iyana, she has garnered also several in duathlon last year.
01:47She got also champion sa National Age.
01:51Duathlon ba yun?
01:52Sa Ormok.
01:54Supportado din ng buong pamilya
01:55ang interes ni Iliana sa sports.
01:57Sa katunayan,
01:59hindi lang siya ang umaarangkada sa triathlon.
02:02Ang kanyang kapatid na si Lufel,
02:03isa rin sa mga batang triathlete,
02:05ay nag-uwi ng bronze medal
02:07sa Super Tri-Kids Girls 7 to 8 category.
02:11Very proud kasi alam kong they work hard for it.
02:14They train hard.
02:16And they achieved their goals.
02:20So, whatever the result was,
02:23I'm really, really proud
02:24kasi I know they raced smart
02:26and they're all safe.
02:29Thank you for supporting me.
02:32I kept on focusing.
02:35Para sa kanilang ina na si Jessen,
02:37higit pa sa mga medalya ang mahalaga
02:39ang pagkatuto ng mga bata sa disiplina,
02:42kiyaga at pag-abot sa kanilang mga pangarap.
02:46I empower them to make their own decisions.
02:49Like, what do you want to do?
02:51What games do you want to partake?
02:53Kasi hindi kami yung, ano eh,
02:55hindi kami yung naghihirap sa training
02:58at hindi kami yung naglalaro.
03:00So, I want them to have that decision.
03:04For this year, for sure,
03:06we will be playing more triathlons
03:07kasi that's what they like.
03:09And other multi-sports like
03:11the duathlon and the aquathlon.
03:13Kids have to be,
03:14for me ha,
03:15kids have to be
03:16always in motion.
03:18They always play.
03:20And if they are into
03:21triathlon,
03:23then it's a good venue.
03:24Pero,
03:25merong ibang sports naman.
03:26So,
03:27maganda yun for the kids.
03:29For exposure
03:30and
03:30yung development ng mind din.
03:32Sa bawat paglangoy,
03:35pagpedal at pagpakbo,
03:36isa lang ang pinapatunayan
03:38ng munting kampyon na ito,
03:39na ang malalaking pangarap
03:41ay pwedeng magsimula
03:42kahit sa munting edad.
03:44Jamay Kabayaka
03:45para sa atletang Pilipino
03:48para sa bagong
03:49Pilipinas.
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