Batang Pinoy to bring back break dancing, kurash

The Manila Times

Batang Pinoy to bring back break dancing, kurash  The national youth competition Batang Pinoy holds 30 sporting events, adding two new disciplines: Soft Tennis and Jiu-Jitsu.  PSC Executive Director Paulo Francisco Tatad shared in a press conference on Nov. 23, 2024 at Palawan City that each year, Batang Pinoy sporting categories would be shuffled, leading to the return of Break Dancing and Kurash.  PSC Chairman Richard Bachmann added that they planned to slowly incorporate all of the 80 sporting events each year.  Video by Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook   Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram   Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter   DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion     Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify   Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts   Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic   Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  #themanilatimes  #philippines #tmtnews  #sports

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00:00I think with regards to this administration, we want to feature as much sports as possible.

00:09We know that in the Philippines, basketball and volleyball is very popular.

00:14You have 3x3 basketball for this edition.

00:17But your question about kurash and some of the other sports, you know, breaking,

00:23some of these sports have been already in Batang Pinoy.

00:26So what we're doing is we're strengthening the sports based on, let's say,

00:32also the facilities available, what PSE and LG can execute.

00:39We also have very supportive PSEs who also want to showcase their respective sports.

00:46It's not all, if we do have one new sport for this one, it's soft tennis.

00:55And Jiu-Jitsu.

00:59So in Jiu-Jitsu, we do have a number of 150 athletes.

01:05For a first-time sport, that's a good number.

01:09And hopefully, Jiu-Jitsu can make strides in future Batang Pinoy editions.

01:14And to add as well, we have 80 sports now.

01:20So how else can we help the NSA have a bigger pool of athletes?

01:24It can be only through the draft program.

01:26So what we're doing is we're preparing slowly every year.

01:50For more information, visit www.nasa.gov

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