Athletes' village next in CDO dev't plan

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Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1048238
Friday, September 21, 2018

By Nef Luczon (PNA)

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY--The local government is planning to establish an Atheletes' Village following the Bronze-medal win by Kagay-anon 20-year-old Carlo Paalam in the recent Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Mayor Oscar Moreno said the creation of a sports facility and center for athletes will likely happen after the completion of the second city hospital in Barangay Lumbia in 2019. A sports training center is also planned to be constructed in the same barangay.

"We hope we will start with the boxers," Moreno said, citing that his office has been in good relations with the Philippine boxing community since he was then the governor of the province of Misamis Oriental.

"There will be two-storey athletes' quarters... after the boxing ring, we will later put up ovals, followed by a swimming pool," he said.

Prior to joining the Asian games, Paalam won three gold medals in three international boxing matches this year, including a bronze medal at the World Boxing Championship in Uzbekistan.