Pinay skateboarder, kumpiyansa sa Asiad

PALEMBANG -- Malaki ang tyansa ni Cebuana Margielyn Arda Didal sa skatekborading competition matapos ang hindi paglahok ng top Japanese rivals na sina Isa Kaya at Yososomi Sakakura sa women’s class ng 18th Asian Games sa Jakabaring Sport City Skate Park.

“With the Japanese out, Margielyn is a very strong prospect for gold in the women’s street event,” pahayag ni Skateboard Association of the Philippines Inc. president Monty Mendigoria. Aniya, siyam lamang ang sasabak sa laban. “Rhe qualifiers on Tuesday will advance to the finals the next day. This has been reduced to a ranking system to determine the order of performance in the next round,” aniya.

“The qualifying is very important because this will determine who performs first to last, meaning if our girl gets a highest score tomorrow, then she will be the last to perform and gets to see how the rest fare ahead.

“She can then execute tricks and routines that will be superior than her opponents.”

Kumpiyansa si Mendigoria sa magiging laban ni Didal sa unang pagkakataon na isasagawa ang sport sa Asiad. Kung papalarin, makakasama rin ang Pinay sa 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Nagsanay si Didal sa Skateboard Camp sa Camp Woodward sa Pennsylvania.

“The fact that Margielyn has been skateboarding with boys since she was 12 years so she is fearless, sometimes reckless, in competing against girls. May pagka-tomboy ang laro niya.”

Bukod kay Didal, sasalang din sa men’s street event preliminaries Martes ng hapon sina Renzo Mark Feliciano at Jeff Gonzales, ayon kay Mendigoria.