At 31, the pride of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur is hoping to be lucky this time around after two failed tries in the region’s biggest showpiece.
Tokyo Games silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio knows very well she’s not getting any younger anymore.“Lagi lang ako quarterfinals, sana this time mas maganda kasi di na tayo bumabata,” said Petecio in a interview following the send-off ceremony for the PH delegation to the Hangzhou Asian Games at the Plenary hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on Monday, Sept. 18.
She received huge financial rewards from the government, not to mention other perks from samaritans and corporate sponsors after her silver finish in the Tokyo Games – most of them she shared with her family. “Yung sa Tokyo Games, yun para sa pamilya ko, praying that I will make it this time for myself, and of course para sa bayan,” said Petecio, while flashing her usual winsome smile.Apart from the Australian training camp, the national boxing team also plunged into an honest-to-goodness camp in India in the middle of their massive training since the Hangzhou Games in the main qualifier for the Asian Games.
Counting the P1 million dangled by Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino to all gold medal winners, Petecio stands to receive a P3 million cash windfall if she can go all the way to the Promised Land.But standing in her way are perennial rivals from Taiwan, China, Kazakhstan and even India.
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