Mojdeh gigiya sa Swimming Pinas sa Asean School Games

MANILA, Philippines — Pinamunuan ni Swimming Pinas standout Mica­ela Jasmine Mojdeh ang pambansang delegasyon na tumulak kahapon patu­ngong Semarang, Indone­sia para sa 11th Asean School Games na aarang­ka­da ngayong araw.

Kasama ng Palarong Pambansa multi-gold me­dallist ang iba pang miyembro ng swimming team na magtatangkang humakot ng gintong medalya sa naturang annual meet.

Walong events ang la­lahukan ni Mojdeh.

Sasalang siya sa girls’ 50m butterfly, 200m butter­fly, 100m butterfly, 200m Individual Medley at 400m Individual Medley, habang bahagi rin siya ng 4x100m medley relay, 4x100m free­style relay at 4x200m freestyle relay team.

Maliban kay Mojdeh, nasa lineup din sina Swimming Pinas tankers Jordan Ken Lobos, John Neil Pa­redes at Jules Mervien Mi­randilla na nakatakdang dumating sa Indonesia bukas kasama si head coach Virgie De Luna.

Masisilayan si Lobos sa 50m breaststroke, 100m breaststroke, 200m breaststroke at 4x100m medley relay, samantalang sa­sabak si Paredes sa 50m butterfly at 50m backstroke, at aarangkada si Mirandilla sa 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly, 200m butterfly at 50m freestyle.

“It’s our first time to com­pete in the Asean School Games. Jasmine, an incoming high school stu­dent, will be up against fourth year students from dif­ferent countries and it’s a good exposure for her,” ani Swimming Pinas team manager Joan Mojdeh.

Maliban sa Pilipinas, la­lahok din ang Thailand at Vietnam gayundin ang Ma­laysia, Myanmar, Cambo­dia, Brunei Darussalam, La­os, Singapore at host In­donesia.

Maliban sa swimming, la­laruin din ang athletics, badminton, basketball, se­pak takraw, tennis, table ten­nis, volleyball at pencak silat.

Pakay ng Pilipinas na ma­lampasan ang 9 gold, 7 sil­ver at 20 bronze medals no­­ong 2018 edisyon.