“This is for my father who led me into swimming. Without him I wouldn’t be here,” said Alegarbes, who suffers from ADHD with learning disability with dyslexia, whilehanding both mints to his delighted father. Read more 👇
Ariel Joseph Alegarbes displays the two gold medals he won in the swimming competition of the 11th ASEAN Para Games Tuesday at the Jatadiri Sports Complex pool in Semarang, Indonesia.
Barely taking a breather, the 18-year-old Victoria, Negros Oriental pride was back at the pool, but this time led from start to finish in handily winning the men’s 50-butterfly S14 in 26.43 seconds, completing a golden double in his rookie stint in the biennial meet. Without him I wouldn’t be here,” said Alegarbes, who suffers from ADHD with learning disability with dyslexia, whilehanding both mints to his delighted father.“Of course, I am very proud of my son and I am glad to witness his accomplishment,” said the elder Alegarbes, who left his work as a construction worker to look after his son after learning of his son’s physical challenge at an early age through the advice of his late psychologist brother.
The country’s track and field team likewise continued to have a productive campaign Tuesday morning at the Manahan Stadium here with runner and newcomer King James Reyes and veteran thrower Jesebel Tordecilla in boosting the athletic haul to four golds, and counting. With the production of swimming and athletics combined for the day, the PH para-athletes had nine gold, six silver and 15 bronze medals as they pressed to eclipse the tally of 20 golds, 20 silvers and 29 bronzes in winding up fifth overall in 2017.
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