00:03Mga kapuso, ika nga, buhay ay hindi karera.
00:07Pero para sa youngest Pinoy jet ski racer na si Antoni Ignacio,
00:11hindi nagtatapos ang kanyang kilig sa competitive sport sa pagiging 2023 World Champion.
00:16Tuloy-tuloy ang paggawa niya ng pangalan at silver medalist pa sa Southeast Asian Games noong isang taon.
00:22Ang kanyang jet ski racing journey, tinutukan ni Martin Avian na palaging in the game!
00:324-time World Champion, kabilang ang dalawang World Titles sa 2025 International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals sa Arizona,
00:43United States.
00:46At silver medalist sa 2025 Southeast Asian Games held in Thailand.
00:5619-year-old Antoni Ignacio is literally making waves sa larangan ng jet ski racing worldwide.
01:03Now, we wanna congratulate you first.
01:05We interviewed him two years ago.
01:08At that time, siya po yung naging pinakabatang World Champion sa jet ski.
01:13Ever since then, you've won one, two, three, four.
01:18Four World Titles?
01:19Four.
01:20How were you able to do it?
01:21The first two, it was very, I was very shocked that I was able to get that far.
01:27And of course, after those two, that gave me more motivation to push even harder.
01:33Pagdating sa amateur runabout, 1100 stock event sa SEA Games last year.
01:38Second time's a charm for Anton as he placed second.
01:41How intense was it?
01:43It was very close.
01:44It was anyone's game.
01:46So, I'm very thankful that we were able to get silver and bloods.
01:50I had a lot of pressure on me during that time.
01:53So, I'm really there to represent my country and, you know, raise our flag.
01:58Bukod sa physical strength, susi raw ang mental strategy sa karera ng supercharged watercrafts gaya ng jet ski.
02:05It's a mix of mental and physical.
02:09Because you have to be mentally prepared.
02:11Like, you have to know where to go.
02:14In those types of competitions, what's the difference between, you know, the first time you join and won the Titan
02:20to now that you are more experienced as a competitor?
02:25I'm more calm now.
02:27Because before, I used to be so hectic before the race or I'd be super nervous.
02:34As young as 12 years old, I natuto na magjet ski si Anton.
02:37Pero it wasn't smooth sailing at first.
02:40It took me like two weeks to actually get the hang of it.
02:43I fell in love with the adrenaline.
02:45I'm happy I pursued it out.
02:47Sa ngayon ay patuloy ang weekly training niya, all in the hopes of reaching his gold medal dream.
02:52I feel like I just have to put more time.
02:55That means more practice, more dedication, more sacrifices.
02:59What's next for you, especially this coming year?
03:01I have an upcoming race in Thailand.
03:03It's the Pro Tour.
03:05That's their national race.
03:06And then I have a race in the U.S. in October.
03:11And that's gonna be the World Finals.
03:21So, let's try to make a jet ski with Anton.
03:24What's your tip for me to handle this kind of jet ski?
03:28This kind of power?
03:30For the turns, just bank your body a bit.
03:33Move it to where you're going.
03:40One thing we noticed right away, sobrang lakas po ng hatak niya.
03:43Yan o.
03:44Sobrang bilis.
03:45Isang ganun mo lang.
03:46Konti pindot mo lang.
03:48Harang hada ka na.
03:50So, ibang klase.
03:52Lalo na pag sa turns, medyo challenging siya.
03:58We also got to try this supercharged jet ski, which is what they actually use in the competitions.
04:05So, if you want to be as good as them, you really need to train hard.
04:09This has been Martin Abier.
04:11And I'm Anton Ignacio.
04:12Keeping you in the game.
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