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2014 Youth Summer Olympic Games in China

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Art, just a re(tired) Fil-Am:
http://tinyurl.com/kkhbr38
 
The Youth Summer 2014 Olympic Games in China is being televised now since a few days ago!

Gray Wolf:
Are any Filipinos participating?

Art, just a re(tired) Fil-Am:
http://www.rappler.com/sports/specials/olympics/66992-ph-gymnast-youth-olympics-ava-verdeflor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2YGg57yF8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amSSV7-mauQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbbnMTQ2QnM

NANJING, China – Being a Filipino-American citizen, gymnast Ava Verdeflor could have chosen to train for – and eventually represent – the United States in international sports events. This would, after all, give her a better chance at winning medals in various competitions.

Instead, the 15-year-old chose to represent the Philippines, the country where she and her parents were born. Now, she is competing in the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) for her homeland.

The Philippines naturally sent a basketball team over, but don't know of their other sports!

coleman2347:
I think its good that she chose to represent the Philippines, even though your correct that she would have a better chance representing the US
I wish more of the Philippines best and brightest would chose to stay here and help their own country instead of doing the OFW thing..

Art, just a re(tired) Fil-Am:
Philippines medal results of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
A poor showing, but that was to be expected!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_at_the_2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics
Flag of Philippines
IOC code    PHI
NOC   Philippine Olympic Committee
At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing
Competitors   7 in 6 sports
    Medals   
0   Gold
0   Silver
0   Bronze
0   Total

Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC (Combined) teams are represented in italics.
(These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally).
Medal             Name               Country              Sport                Event                Date
 Gold       Luis Gabriel Moreno     PHI                 Archery          Mixed Team        24 August

Overall country medals table
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Summer_Youth_Olympics_medal_table

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