TRAINED EYE

Bastasa oustands Aragon, bags championship

by Happy showed off her skills on successfully released her

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head with three
points against her
opponent on the
short distance archery, the
Batang Pinoy titleholder,
Zhyriene Chayne Bastasa
bagged the championship
during the Individual
Olympic Round held at
Tayug National High
School on November 7.
Bastasa started on the
wrong track as her rival,
Garin Nicole Aragon, hit the
score of 10 on her first shot
and showcased continuous
scores of nine.
Trying to get back on her
the second set of the game
as she hit the bullseye and
performed a constant 10 and
9 scores.
The last ends of the short
distance round became a
crucial point for both players
but Bastasa was determined
enough to end the game on
her winning state thus ending
it with 305-302 scores.
During the 50 meters
round, Bastasa and Aragon
tied on the first end and
garnered the scores of 0-2,
2-0 and another tie on the
fourth end.
The fifth end determined
arrows, landing on the
10-point of the target.
Wearing her red clothing the
same color as the target’s
bullseye, Bastasa set fire to
the field and achieved the
victory on the Olympics
round.
The last arrows of Bastasa
allowed her to stay as
champion for the Individual
Olympic Round, proving that
her title of being the Batang
Pinoy champion is a title that
she deserves.
“Discipline and determination,
those are the two things I Bullseye. Zhyriene Chayne Bastasa positions herself
taught to her,” said Javier to hit the target during the Individual Olympic Round
held at Tayug National High School. Photo by Naruto

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feet, the 15-year-old archer the champion as Aragon Fernandez, Bastasa’s coach. n

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SPORTS EDITORIAL LPHAN

SPORTS
PA R A D I G M

A GAME OF MEDALISTS
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ight grip on the bow, focus on the target
and release of an arrow in a swish, archery

SPORTS FEATURE
is a game that requires a clear eyesight, an
on-point focus and an enough timing.
Zhyriene Chayne Bastasa and Garin Nicole
Aragon proved that women’s power is a blast and
no one could ever stop them from hitting their
target. Both medalists of Palarong Pambansa and
ACHIEVING VICTORY THROUGH ARCHERY
by Happy As a young athlete, then, the athlete tried
Batang Pinoy, the two

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archers showcased o be a skilled Zhyriene Chayne to step out of her
their skills and shined Sportsmanship archer, one Bastasa conquered comfort zone and try
on the Individual has to obtain a victory and reached as something new.
was well high as the Division level Bastasa became the
Olympic Round higher level of focus
Archery at Tayug
observed on the and time balance. with her sports, archery. champion during the
National High School. match and the The 15-year-old Batang Pinoy Archery
Archery is not a archer medalists player studies at Tayug held at Palawan last
usual sport played by proved their National High School as September. Continuing
many, but the young a grade ten student. She her journey as an archer,
skills. does well in her studies she will be competing
athletes did not fail to
amaze the audience despite the factors of on the Division R1AA to
being an athlete. be held on September
and give them well deserved praises. The short
A sports 14-15 at Mangaldan.
distance and long distance round as well was a
enthusiast ever since She acknowledges
worth-watching game.
she was young, her coach, Javier
Sportsmanship was well observed on the
Bastasa was a Fernandez who taught
match and the archer medalists proved their
player of volleyball. her a lot of things in the
skills. Despite the rivalry of both players, they
She just started to sports of archery.
remained friendly with each other and did not
play archery on May According to her,
let the match be a reason of a personal fight.
and her journey on the the determination
After all, the two archers are both medalists and
said sport did not stop and perseverance she
the game became a new experience for the both
until today. possess makes her win
of them. n
She was influenced in competitions.
and inspired by their “Kapag may
DID YOU KNOW? family friend who tiyaga, may nilaga,”
Archery is an Olympic sport almost from the beginning. The word introduced her to the quoted Bastasa when
archery is derived from the word arcus, a Latin term that means bow world of archery. Since she won. n
and arrows.