If Saturday was spent at a theme park, Sunday was spent at a sports park.
Though I only had a couple of hours sleep, I had to get up at 5:30AM yesterday. It was the first day of the Gawad Kalinga CYD Olympics and I had to cover the event.
It’s one of my favorite events to cover because it’s nice to see all these youngsters so full of life and of energy. It’s also great to see them filled with passion for sports and determination to excel, despite having limited resources.
What I also like about covering the event is the venue. For the second year now, the venue is at the Marikina Sports Park. The place is great. Marikina residents are lucky to have this place, where they can go work out and not have to pay steep gym membership fees. The sports park seems to be complete – track oval, basketball courts, volleyball courts, badminton courts, table tennis, swimming pool, dance studio, and so on. Great, huh?!
Anyway, the event didn’t start until 930AM.It was perfect because I got to do some rounds at the track oval. Hehehe! Good thing I decided to bring some running attire.
I finished just in time for the start of the event. The next couple of hours were spent checking out the different sports events and taking photos.
It was so hot, but the kids didn’t seem to mind the heat. They were so psyched to play and compete. Galing!
Yesterday was just part 1 of the GK CYD Olympics. Next one is on May30. That’ll be the kids’ category. Should be more exciting. :)
You're a ball of energy! Hope you were able to offset your restdays. And at least you are enjoying the coverage. Miss you already. Take care!
ReplyDeleteJeningning!!!! :) Hehehe! I super, super miss you! :)
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