2014 Boholympics Opening Ceremony Highlights & Surprises!

The 2014 Boholympics formally opened last May 28 at the CPG Sports Complex. Now on its third year, the sports event aims to discover, train and prepare young promising Boholano athletes for regional, national & international athletic events

Among the 1, 236 young Boholano athletes during the opening

The Opening Ceremony was graced by Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto who gave a pep talk before the 1,236 athletes who represented 36 of the 48 LGU’s from all over the province. 

Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto speaks before the athletes and officials

PB Member Abel Damalerio acknowledged the participating delegations on behalf of Provincial Administrator Alfonso Damalerio II, its Executive Director. Among those who came were Joel Molina, Provincial Youth and Sports Coordinator; Cirilo Calatrava, the Division PESS Coordinator in Bohol, Fr. Vicente Uy, PGBH and Consultant on Sports, PB Member Benjie Arcamo, Valencia Mayor Katrina Lim and Eddie Borja, Tagbilaran City Administrator

Bohol Gov. Chatto shares light banter with top prov'l
and city officials minutes before the raising of the Boholympics flag

Gov. Edgar M. Chatto led the raising of the Boholympics Flag together with DepEd officials, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members and Tagbilaran City Officials.

OPENING PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Raising of the LGU Banners

Among the highlights of the activity were the raising of LGU banners by each delegation, the recitation of the Oath of Sportsmanship, the Lighting of the Urn, and the formal declaration of the opening of Boholympics 2014.

The Oath of Sportsmanship

Athletes take the Oath of Sportsmanship 

Spicing up the affair were the exciting son numbers from Alma Golosino & Jussica Villaflores , and the sexy dance numbers from Image Movers.

Getting the biggest cheers however was the Presentation of Muses for the 2014 Miss Boholympics Search. Here’s the link:

2014 Miss Boholympics Complete Final Results

2014 BOHOLYMPICS TORCH LIGHTING CEREMONY

The most solemn part of any athletic meet would have to be the Torch Lighting Ceremony and the Boholympics was no exception. The flames represent everyone’s commitment to the core values of honesty, fairness, reason, purity, peace, sportsmanship and abiding by the rules of good order.

Six Boholympics athletes who represented the future of Bohol in sports took part in the Torch Lighting Ceremony. They were Job Vincent Aseniero, Jo Lander Molina, Kay Leizle Paredes, Jan Nino Rosales, Gibb Manigque & Shane Pareja. 

Gov. Chatto passes the flame to first relay runner

 The passing of the torch from one athlete to the other transmits not only these core values from one athlete to the next but also eventually to an entire community.

The lighting of the urn also links the Boholympics with those of ancient Greece to convey a sense of continuity & tradition, an air of respectability and obedience to authority.

The flames in the urn would be burning throughout the Boholympics to remind our athletes and officials to honor their commitment to the values that they stand for

Your Blogger emceed the opening ceremonies through the invitation of Bohol Prov'l Youth & Sports Coordinator Joel Molina & the hardworking Dr. Jennylette Ayson. 

Thank you to you both!

BOHOL’S OUTSTANDING ATHLETES

The Boholympics organizers are confident that the annual sportsfest would produce a new generation of world- class Boholano athletes.

Bohol has already produced regional, national, and even international sports personalities like the legendary Simeon Toribio (High Jump), SEA Games Record holders Sammy Alegada and Nicholas Jaluag (Weightlifting), the Docena brothers and sisters (Chess); Olympian Bobby Jalnaiz, Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and Nonito Donaire (Boxing); Larry Mumar, Bernard Fabiosa and Peter Naron (basketball)  

Photo Credits: Leah Marchil

Miss Tagbilaran City Is Miss Boholympics 2014

Miss Boholympics in her festival costume

Miss Tagbilaran City Karen Rosana Llorente, 16 years old, was crowned the 2014 Miss Boholympics after she made a clean sweep of the four areas of judging in the said pageant held last night at the Bohol Cultural Center in Tagbilaran City.

The incoming University of the Philippines freshman topped the bevy of 10 candidates in the Production Number, Festival Costume, Sports Wear & Sports Interpretation competitions. Ms. Llorente who just graduated from Tagbilaran City Science High School was also named the winner of the Runway Challenge

She was crowned by Gov. Edgar M. Chatto & outgoing queen Rizalee Rose Razo also of Tagbilaran City.

Miss Boholympics does a Manny Pacquiao during
the Sports Interpretation segment

THE RUNNERS UP

1^st Runner Up was Miss Duero Meikko Magtahas, a half- Japanese beauty who wowed everyone when she greeted them in Japanese. 2^nd Runner Up was crowd favourite Miss Baclayon Shiela Mae Rebostera. 3^rd Runner was Miss Balilihan Venus Toledo who never had any prior pageant experience. 4^th Runner Up was Miss Calape Christine Ancog.

2014 Miss Boholympics with Gov. Chatto & Rizalee Razo, last year's winner

L-R: 4th RU Calape,2nd RU Baclayon, 2013 & 2014 queens, Gov. Chatto, 1st RU Duero, 3rd RU Balilihan

Before the Announcement

Miss Dauis Gretchen Cimafranca who placed 3^rd in Festival Costume, 5^th in Sports Wear & 4^th in Sports Interpretation would have made it in the winners’ circle were it not for problems encountered in the Opening Number.

She struggled in her heavy and elaborately- designed costume that even got snagged in the wires on the stage thus was unable to really perform during the production number.  She eventually placed 6^th overall, just a breath away from the Top Five

Anthony Damalerio & DepEd official awards Miss Valencia as Miss Congeniality.
The girl in white is Miss Dauis whose costume was snagged by the stage wiring

Miss Valencia Marigold Lim was voted by fellow candidates as Miss Congeniality and also got the Miss Punctuality special award

THE PANEL OF JUDGES

The panel of judges was composed of Dr. Jennylette Ayson, Mr. Merlino Acebes and Candy Cumayas, official candidate of Bohol & Central Visayas in the 2014 Mutya ng Pilipinas Pageant national finals

 Your Blogger with Dr. Ayson, Ms. Cumayas & Mr. Acebes

One of the highlights of the evening was the "Endless Love" duet of Gov. Chatto and Alma Mida Golosino, one of Bohol’s prettiest & talented singers.

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014 BOHOLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY

The three year old beauty search highlighted the opening salvo of the 2014 Boholympics, the annual athletic competition that gathers, discovers & trains young promising Boholano athlethes for regional, national and even international athletic meets.

Candy Cumayas is flanked by Gov.Edgar Chatto & Prov'l Youth & Sports Coordinator Joel Molina

Your Blogger poses with the 2014 Miss Boholympics winners

Your Blogger emceed the affair through the invitation of Dr. Jennylette  Ayson & Mr. Joel Molina, Bohol Provincial Youth & Sports Coordinator

Photo Credits: Dr. Jennylette Ayson