ILOCOS NORTE – From studying from one of the best, Naina Tagle is now a dominant drive within the native archery scene.
The 17-year-old Dumaguete satisfaction has up to now collected 4 gold medals and one silver within the ongoing 2025 Palarong Pambansa in Ilocos Norte and she or he owes her success to 2 former Filipino Olympians who’ve been the guiding gentle in her younger profession.
Tagle, a Grade 11 scholar on the Silliman College, is a scholar of Jennifer Chan and Rowel Merto, each of whom have represented the nation within the Olympics. Chan bannered the nation throughout the 2000 Summer season Video games in Sydney whereas Merto represented the Philippines again in 1988.
Tagle is taking advantage of her Palaro stint in her bid to comply with within the footsteps of her mentors of being a nationwide workforce member.
“I simply educated hardest. I educated as a lot as I may. I prayed to God and with the assist of my household, that’s how I ready. Earlier than I appraach the taking pictures line, I pray and I keep in mind why I like archery and what I’m doing archery for, my household and all of the folks that have supported me,” Tagle informed reporters on Thursday.
“They taught me to be the fundamentals and to maintain calm throughout the sport.”
However except for her coaches, Tagle can be trying as much as his older sister Nicole, who was her first affect in moving into the game when she was in Grade 3.
Nicole was a former nationwide workforce member and has gained a silver medal within the 2017 SEA Video games in Kuala Lumpur whereas additionally representing the nation in Youth Olympics the next yr.
“I began archery after I was in Grade 3 as a result of I noticed my sister taking pictures in Cebu and after I noticed right here profitable golds along with her teammates, I felt I needed to hitch the game as effectively as a result of she conjures up me,” the youthful Tagle added.
“She informed me every thing. She’s like my reminder and my assist at house as a result of I don’t have my mother and father right here so she’s at all times there to provide me phrases of encouragement, what to do, and easy methods to get pleasure from.”
To this point, Tagle has gained gold medals in 30-meter, 50-meter, 60-meter, and 1440 spherical whereas she bagged a silver medal within the 70-meter distance occasion.
However even when she is already dominating her division, Tagle is preserving herself humble as she appears to make it to the nationwide workforce and compete within the Southeast Asian Video games.
“I need to comply with my sister’s footsteps and perhaps compete sa Southeast Asian Video games, I hope. Wherever God takes me, I’ll attempt my finest there. I hope I’ll succeed,” she mentioned.
“I feel it’s at all times all people’s sport po. The one factor that I may say is you simply should be constant sa scores mo and benefit from the sport. you don’t should be severe on a regular basis. You simply should get pleasure from.”
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information