PH athletics legend Sulaiman passes away at 75

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THE Philippines has lost another sports legend in Mona Sulaiman. Suilaman, Asia’s track queen bronze medals in the 1962 Asian Games back in the 1960s, succumbed to numerheld in Jakarta, Indonesia. ous illnesses on Thursday night at the East Known then as Asia’s fastest woman, Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City. Sulaiman dominated the women’s She was 75 years old. 100m dash with a record- breaking 11.8Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) second, beating Japan’s Ikuko Yoda and Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez vowed Takako Inokuchi who both registered to extend support to Sulaiman’s family. 12.3 seconds.

“PSC will take good care of Mona Sulaiman also sizzled in the 200m dash Sulaiman. This is to recognize her with 24.5 second, outclassing Japan’s contribution to Philippine sports,” Haruko Yamazaki (25.7) and Sri Lanka’s said Ramirez. Nirmala Dissanayake (25.8).

Sulaiman won She also steered the women’s team to three gold and one another record- breaking 4x100m relay.

Sulaiman along with Aida Molinos, Francisca Sanopal and Inocencia Solis posted 48.6 seconds to topple teams from Japan and Indonesia.

Sulaiman also won a bronze in shot put with 11.97m behind Japanese Seiko Obonai’s 14.04m and Yasuko Matsuda’s 13.71m.

“We consider her as one of our sports heroes. That’s why she deserved to be recognized and taken cared of until the end,” added Ramirez.

Besides her stellar performance in the Asian Games, Sulaiman also qualified for the Olympic Games in 1960 in Rome, Italy and in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. feat in the