LINGAYEN, Pangasinan Dec. 15 (PIA) -- Staying true to the goal of honing the sports skills of local athletes, the provincial government hosted the 1st Open Table Tennis Tournament on December 9-11 at the Pangasinan State University.
The Open Ping-pong game, also known as the 1st Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. Cup, drew a large number of participants including various universities outside the province like the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
Modesto Operania, provincial sports consultant, said the tournament is part of the sports and youth development thrust of the provincial government.
It was declared open so that homegrown talents will be able to compete and share experiences with other athletes outside Pangasinan, he said.
The game was in partnership with the Pangasinan Table Tennis Federation.
The province has been the venue of many regional and national sports competition because of its complete facilities and warm response to host the games. It won its bid to host the Palarong Pambansa 2012 in April.
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