Anton Nicolas Ignacio, balik-bansa na matapos masungkit ang World Championship sa Jet Ski
Anton Nicolas Ignacio, balik-bansa na matapos masungkit ang World Championship sa Jet Ski
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00:00 The Philippine Jet Ski Team member Anton Nicolás Ignacio is back home
00:05 after winning the 42nd International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals
00:13 held in Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA.
00:17 Daryl Oclares will tell you more.
00:19 Anton Nicolás Ignacio, a 17-year-old Filipino Jet Ski racer, is now in the Philippines
00:28 after winning the 42nd International Jet Sports Boating Association World Finals
00:35 held from October 2 to 8 in Lake Havasu, Arizona, USA.
00:40 Ignacio will be taking home the championship of his first ever Novice Runabout 1100 Stock
00:46 where he scored a total of 180 points in three motos.
00:50 Ignacio is the youngest Filipino to win the World Championship in the prestigious International Watercraft Racing Event
00:58 which was first held by the veteran Jet Ski racer Paul Del Rosario in 2010.
01:03 He became a PTV Sports fan in his 12th grade from La Sal Green Hills.
01:08 He said that it was a big deal for him to win the title
01:12 especially since he is balancing his studies and racing in Jet Ski Racing.
01:16 Every weekend, we practice in Subic Bay.
01:19 On the weekdays, I do weightlifting for strength.
01:25 It's really tough to balance academics and sports but I can do it.
01:30 His parents, Bombet Ignacio and Joyce DeJos Ignacio, are proud of him
01:35 for being a witness to their son's start in the sport.
01:39 When he crossed the line and got the championship, I really cried in front of everyone.
01:45 It is sweeter when your son won.
01:49 We're so proud because it's just his second year in the World Finals and he already got it.
01:54 After winning the World Championship, Ignacio is preparing for the Jet Ski National Tour which will be held in January 2024.
02:02 Aside from this, Ignacio also has a target to win the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand
02:08 to follow his C-Games debut in Cambodia this year.
02:12 Daryl Oclares for the country.