World Sports, Leisure Show ends with bash

The first World Sports and Leisure Show, a three-day trade fair and exhibit which also features various sports and leisure activities, ends today at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

"As the first event of its kind in the country, we want to create a very positive impression among the public and be recognized as the country’s biggest event in sports and leisure activities," said Joseph Ang, founding chairman of Worldbex Services International (WSI), the event organizer.

Events lined up today include a basketball exhibition game to be participated in by some 400 Milo BEST Center kids and a number of basketball stars.

Young models will also be seen walking the ramp dressed in the latest sports wear in the Mossimo fashion show. There will also be band performances and Ati-Atihan presentations. Free wall climbing will be open to all guests who wish to try their hand on this sport. The Metropolitan Chess Club will also have a free clinic consultations for guests.

A motorcade featuring some 270 national athletes from various sports kicked off the event last Monday where the Wushu Federation of the Philippines demonstrated the different styles of Chinese martial arts. This was followed by an aerobics exhibition number by the Philippine International Competitive Aerobics Federation (PICAF).

The Philippine Gymnastics Team likewise strutted their stuff while a badminton exhibition match was played with the guests getting free tutorials on badminton basics by the Philippine Badminton Association.

The second day of the show featured intense sports action with the Association for the Advancement of Karatedo showing the techniques of Karatedo as a form of exercise and as a method of self-defense.

The De La Salle University Synchronized Swimming Club also came up with its synchronized swimming video presentation, so did the World Trade Domination Skateboard Competition which featured the Marikina Skaters Union.