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Rizal gymnasts harvest 31 gold, 1 bronze medals in online gymnastics competition

Published Jul 4, 2021 07:33 am

Young gymnasts representing Rizal province bagged a total of 32 medals, 31 of which are gold and one bronze in the recently concluded International Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition organized by Club Heymo Mexico in Mexico.

(Photo by Amihan Reyes Fenis)

Around 1,200 gymnasts representing 86 gymnastic clubs from 38 countries participated in the virtual sports events streamed from Mexico.

The Rizaleños Rhythmic Gymnastics Club (RRGC) is composed of young gymnasts coming from Taytay, Binangonan, Angono, and Antipolo City.

Amihan Reyes Fenis, school principal of Muzon National High School (NHS) in Taytay, served as the coach of the RRGC during the entire sports event.

The gymnasts and their medals are:

Rhamia Joanne Jordan: 3 gold medals (Muzon NHS- Taytay)

Trisha Mae Montifalcon: 4 gold medals (Muzon NHS- Taytay)

Cristalin Zoe Valencia: 4 gold medals ( Dona Susana Madrigal Memorial Elementary School- Binangonan)

Jemicha Kimm: 3 gold medals (Antipolo NHS- Antipolo City)

Rhena Manos Polinar: 4 gold medals (Antipolo NHS- Antipolo City)

Alexzhandra Marphine Solejon: 3 gold medals (Vicente Madrigal Memorial NHS- Binangonan)

Angela Gigante: 3 gold medals (Antipolo Science and Technology High School-Antipolo)

Ma. Kathleen Cabador: 3 gold medals (Bagong Nayon 2 Elementary School- Antipolo City)

Sapphira Maybelle Manayon: 3 gold medals (San Isidro Elementary School- Taytay)

Shemeer Millicent Reyes: 1 gold and 1 bronze medals (Angono Elementary School-Angono)

Fenis told the Manila Bulletin that the gymnasts trained regularly after class hours at the covered court of Muzon NHS which was transformed into a temporary gymnasium with rubber mats as flooring in partnership with the creative team from Angono National High School in Angono, Rizal, teachers, and parents of Muzon NHS.

The training became a challenge for everybody since they started practicing online at the height of the pandemic with four of the students staying at the house of Fenis during the recording of the routines to ensure their safety especially when COVID-19 cases were recorded in the community where some of the kids reside.

Fenis said the routines of the gymnasts were recorded and sent online to Club Heymo in Mexico as part of the requirements in the virtual sports competition.

Most of the Rizal gymnasts came from poor families but some of them were recipients of academic excellence awards from their respective schools.

With the students' discipline and skills, Fenis said they may represent the country in other international gymnastics competition.

“Yung disiplina ang pinaka mahalagang aspeto ng training nila. Duon po tayo nakatutok kasabay ng pagpapaunlad ng skills. (Discipline was the most important aspect of their training. We focused on that alongside the development of their skills),” Fenis added.

Four other clubs in the Philippines joined the competition.

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