97 Years - What Tokyo So Long? We need a Department of Sports

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--Avery Brundage, former President of the International Olympic Committee

"The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical education and sports competitions for all young people." -

Highest salutations to our 19 Filipino Olympians. Win or medal-less you did the nation proud. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be scripted in gold in our sports annals. For 97 years the country waited for this moment - the glorious moments of winning one gold, two silvers and one bronze at this Olympiad. Come face to face with these athletes or in any virtual form, congratulate them and you will surely shed a tear of two. It's instinctive as we are proud and passionate Filipinos.

The golden tales of Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial will be fabled until the next Olympics in Paris in 2024. Many will aspire to be the country's heroes again. One rarely wins a medal in his or her first Olympic. Winners do not appear overnight neither do world champions become automatic gold medalists. Ask Naomi Osaka (Tennis) and world's number one, Novak Djokovic (Tennis). Simone Biles of the US, with 31 Olympic and world gymnastic titles, withdrew after the qualifiers citing mental health reasons and fear of injury.. Me wonder if the Chinese team will ever allow any of its gymnasts to return to China unpunished with such an excuse.

The Olympics have always provided a level playing field. Qualifying to participate is lifetime dream with a four year vigorous process. As we rejoice and celebrate our victories and heart warming performances,

I would not be surprised if Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and his team are already preparing the training plans and budgets for the coming year, leading to the next Olympics in Paris in 2024.

It was ultimately unpleasant (to put it mildly) to learn that Hidilyn Diaz was only given an allowance of P45,000.00 per month to train and prepare for her golden quest. Her amiable Chinese coach, Kaiwen Gao received only $2,500.00 per month when he could be receiving as high as $10,000.00 monthly if coaching in a more affluent country.

a Lagyyu ning Ginu. King Nwan a Lagyu namung Kristos karin ta taganang akit ing kapayapan a pantunan tamu.Inya ngeni, bustan tamung ding pusu tamu’t isip paynawa la. Kaybat ning sabla, balu mung dakal ka pagmasbal king bye, dakal ka gagawan-anak, palipi, kapanintunan, pamaglagpus, miyayaliwang bage a mekad pakikwanan mung agawa para king kasuywan mu king Ginu. At ding isip at pusu yu mitatakutan la.

Makananu nung pumalpak ku? Makananu nung magtagumpe ku? Agyang magtagumpe la, mitatakutan la pa mu rin. Tatakut lang pumalpak, tatakut lang magtagumpe. Inya sa, nanung gawan tamu? Sukat tang abalu ing sumantung karing Kagyu nang Banal nang Kristos.

Inya, bala mu e tamu kabud mamulandit nang mamulandit balang panaun. Agyang mamulandit ka para king kasuywan mu king Ginu, mamulandit king dane ini at king dane karin, kaylangan mung dalan me ing pusu mu, tumingid ka king Nwan a Lagyu nang Kristos, ibabad me ing sarili mu king Nwan a Lagyu. Magdili-dili ka aldo’ldo o abe ring aliwa king aske ning pamagdalit pangmalda o kirtan, at paburen mung ding Nwan a Lagyu ikabus na ka king kelang kapaynawan ba mung atakman ing kapayapan at kaligayan a pantunan mu.

Talasuyu na ka ning Ginu, inya mangabaldugan a sukat kang mandatila karing tukal nang bitis Kristos. Kumalawat ka karing Nwan nang Lagyung Kristos. Inya ngeni tunggen la’t igale ding Nwan a Lagyu at bustan lang ding ayup, ding awak a mekad pakatungtung karing pago mu, bustan mong sulagpo.

Ninu man, o nung atin kang takut, mapilang kaligaligan king pusu mu, mapilang gulu o kapigaganakan--dala me ing pusu mung alang kapaynawan a kasnang kapigaganakan a manabala king isip at ipaynawa me karing bitis ning Nwan Lagyu nang Krishna.

Ibili me ing pusu mu karing Nwan a Lagyu. Sumuku karing Nwan a Lagyu. ~ JGSSAP Dake Talabaldugan mipasabon (pangdiwa) mipasabawan; mipalabis o mipasawan sabo alang pamalak o e sasaryan. English: got more soup unintentionally or unplanned. Alimbawa king pamangamit: “Keng kakalapit na ning binatilyu keng maglutu–uyta mipasabon yang dakal at sinawa yang mimilup.”

mipasabol/ mipasabul (pangdiwa) sebulan ing nanu mang bage alang pamalak o e sasaryan. English: got something stirred unintentionally or unplanned. Alimbawa king pamangamit: “Neng asno karakal ding dintang a kakalasi nang Ikang uyta mipasabul yang dakal a manggang gewa nang pakawasa da.”

SADYANG GAWI at AMANU DA RENG KAPAMPANGAN

Manukup, malulam, mangildap, manuldul, itik-itik, lilintik, mamambun, bubulus, magsyamsyam. Amanu la reti anting Kapampangan neng panaun ning kauran anti ngeni.

Manukup mangabaldugan a dadalumdum pauli ning malapit nang muran masikan. Malulam madalumdum bagya dapot mayna kesa keng manukup. Mangildap e mangidlat. Kildap (lightning) ya ing lakwas makatud a Kapampangan ning mangidlat o panyatang ning kidlat. Manuldul e kukulug ing makatud a amanu tamu king “thunder”.

E ta ne pisasabyan ing “alti” megi ne kasing palmura.

Itik-itik mangabaldugan a alang patugut a uran dapot mayna mu kesa king lilintik. Aliwa ne man ing mamambun o ing panyatang ning ambun o dew drops. Bubulus ya pin ing masikan at mangaragul a patak ning uran. Magsyam-syam naman mangabaldugan a alang tuknang a uran o bala-balaus a pamanuran masikan kilub ning syam o migit pang aldo. Bala mag-nobena mu naman ing uran.

Deng amanung deti e no binang magagamit at kayabe la karing salitang gawi dang sasabyan deng minunan kekatamu dapot ngeni makakalingwan na.