01/12/2023
𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗔'𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝗞𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬
21-year-old Rydelle Abarico secured her first international Gold medal after she dominated the Womens Finals at the Thailand Tropical Downhill Skateboarding Competition held in Khao E-to, Prachinburi District, November 25-26.
Hailing from Alegria, Surigao del Norte, Abarico, a 2019 SEA Games bronze medalist and current World #5, showcased her downhill prowess, finishing atop the leaderboard with a best run time of 1 minute and 39.284 seconds during the qualifying rounds.
In a fierce competition, Thailand's Mp Nawapan Aung-insombut and China's Xiaoling Peng secured the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Claiming the top spot, Abarico won a grand prize of 25,000 Thai Baht.
Report by: Ivy Marie Mangadlao
PHOTO COURTESY: Rydelle Abarico FB page (left) and Erwin Mascarinas (right)
