...the PH Olympians in World Athletics

2 Pinoys in 2011 World Athletics

abs-cbnNEWS.com

08/23/2011

 

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine Olympians Henry Dagmil and Marestella Torres will compete in the 2011 World Championships in Athletics which will be held in Daegu, Korea starting Saturday.

 

Torres and Dagmil will join the tournament’s long jump event.

The 29-year-old Dagmil hails from South Cotobato.

Dagmil won the gold medal in the 2005 and 2007 SEA Games (SEAG). In 2007, he broke the SEAG long jump record by clearing a distance of 7.87 meters.

His personal best jump of 7.99 meters was achieved at the U.S. Track and Field Championship in 2008.

He represented the country in the 2008 Olympic Games.

The 30-year-old Torres, on the other hand, hails from Negros Oriental.

She took home the gold medal for the long jump in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG). Torres was also the Philippine Team's athletics representative to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Studio 23 will be airing highlights of the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 28 to September 5, 2011.