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| Dumaguete City, Philippines | Monday, January 28, 2008 |
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Piccio tops
Age-Group Swimfest
BY CEDELF TUPAS
Kiefer Piccio of the Negros Panaad Sea Eagles emerged as most outstanding male swimmer and most bemedalled athlete in the 13-14 boys of division in the Iloilo Dinagyang 2008 Age-Group Swimfest held Jan. 25-26, at Iloilo Sports Complex.
The 13-year-old freshman from Bacolod Christian College in Negros bracketed in Boys 13-14, ruled the 200 and 50 free, 100 and 200 back, 100 and 200 fly and 200 IM of his division while settling for silver in 100 breast, 100 and 400 free, 200 breast and together with his NPSE teammates, finished second in the 800 free relay.
Coached by Andrew Balinas, the nine-member contingent from Negros pitted talents against age-group swimmers from Iloilo , Antique, Cebu, Quezon City , Palawan , Dapitan and Guimaras who participated in the two-day tournament. 
| Tipon beats Jordanian Bacoleño Joan Tipon lifted the spirit of the Philippine contingent in the Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifyng tournament Saturday in Bangkok , Thailand with a win in the bantamweight division against Jordanian Ebraheem Algharageer. The judges scored the match 13-2 in favor of the 25-year-old boxer from Bacolod City who redeemed himself in the eyes of his followers after a humbling loss in the World Championship bout in Chicago last year against Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand . Tipon, who found himself in the limelight of Philippine boxing with a golden finish in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha , Qatar , will have the chance to settle the score against Petchkoom and advance his Olympic bid should he prevail in his second fight against Pakistan 's Ali Mukamamad. |
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