Palarong Pambansa 2024: Games, results, updates (2024)

John Sitchon

The Cebu City Sports Center track oval has become the center of controversy after organizers learned that the oval’s measurements were missing some two meters from the World Athletic’s standard track distance of 400 meters. Rappler’s John Sitchon reports:

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JR Isaga

The Department of Education (DepEd) stayed in its lane as the controversial track oval at the renovated Cebu City Sports Center – reportedly two meters under the standard 400-meter loop – left pending several Palarong Pambansa sports records.

DepEd deferred the verdict to the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), with DepEd Assistant Secretary Francis Cesar Bringas noting the national sports association’sauthority during a press conference on Saturday, July 13, at the CCSC Media Center.

“We are trying to have a third party that will come in to get the measure, to validate the measurement of the contractor at 398 [meters],” said Bringas.

“Why is this so important? Because we have the PATAFA that provides the guidelines for the measurement of the oval…and a consequence of [an inaccurate] measurement of the standard oval would result [in] the non-inclusion of the official times of our runners.”

“If we [at DepEd] certify that they are on standard, [PATAFA will also] be dragged into the controversy, and that will be a red flag to the World Athletics association as well,” added Bringas.

In a press conference on Saturday, July 13, Palarong Pambansa secretary general Francis Cesar Bringas announced that only eight delegates remain confined in the hospital due to various concerns. No critical conditions were monitored, the Department of Education assistant secretary added.

The day before, Peter Mancao from the Palaro medical committee reported that around 10-11 were confined, down from 23.

At least 129 were brought to the Cebu City Medical Center for various concerns, the doctor added, from “manageable” injuries like sprains and nasal fracture, to cases like pneumonia, tonsillitis, and dengue.

When asked if the dengue cases were traced to Palaro venues, Mancao answered that they were most likely acquired before delegates arrived in Cebu City.

Dengue symptoms usually begin 4-10 days after infection, according to the World Health Organization.

JR Isaga

NCR star swimmer Sophia Rose Garra stayed head and shoulders above the Palarong Pambansa 2024 girls elementary field after clinching her fifth gold medal and fourth overall record at the 50-meter butterfly with a 31.96-second finish on Saturday, July 13, and snapped an 18-year-old record by NCR’s Dorothy Grace Hong (32.62).

Meanwhile, Calabarzon star swimmer TJ Amaro likewise kept his momentum sky-high over at the boys secondary division, clocking in at 56.50 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly event to nab his fourth gold and third Palaro 2024 record.

Both Garra and Amaro are not yet done in their bid to further rewrite history as they have a handful of events remaining in the Palaro medal-rich sport.

JR Isaga

Star artistic gymnast Elaiza Yulo kickstarted her Palarong Pambansa 2024 path to dominance in just her first crack at the girls secondary level, winning two golds in the individual all-around and team play as part of NCR last Friday, July 12, and confirmed on Saturday, July 13.

The youngest of the famed Yulo siblings, the 14-year-old standout topped the individual charts with a 42.25 score, edging NCR teammates and fellow medalists Cielo Andrea Esliza (41.20) and Amara Zoe Lagdameo (38.05). The trio, meanwhile, cruised to the team gold with a 121.5 score, worlds away from second-placer Western Visayas (86.9) and tied bronze winners Central Luzon and Calabarzon (83.6).

Yulo, more than likely safe within the top 8 of the four apparatuses (balance beam, single bar, vault, floor exercise), now has a chance for a six-gold sweep in the apparatus finals on Sunday, July 14, 1 pm onwards, at the Cebu Institute of Technology-University.

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