27/08/2026
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Davao karatekas to see action in 2026 BIMP-EAGA Games
Davao City - The city’s fast achieving karate athletes will see action in the coming 2026 BIMP-EAGA (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines East Asian Growth Area) Games to be held this coming 23-27 November in Malaysia.
“We are happy to represent the country again,” said Karate Pilipinas Sports Federation Inc. regional director Rommel Tan on Thursday’s Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum.
Tan also announced that among seeing action are Palarong Pambansa and Batang Pinoy veterans - Atsuko Kaiyel Tan, Yesha Lee Ho, Princess Ambus, Geshane Dabalos, Eduardo Berco III, Jet Lu, Charles Ferrer, Mic Mompoc and coaches Al Stephen Magatao and John Albert Albarico.
“It will be a lean but mean line-up but we hope to surpass last year’s medal campaign,” said Tan who will also be the team’s manager during the BIMP-EAGA Games.
Tan also announced that he is elated that karate will now be part of the Palarong Pambansa sporting events.
“We just received from the Department of Education (DepEd) that karate will be included in the Palarong Pambansa. During the previous Palarong Pambansa, it was only an exhibition but now it will be added in the medal tally,” he said. (Jon Develos)
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Davao karatekas will see action in the coming 2026 BIMP-EAGA Games to be held in Malaysia according to Karate Pilipinas Sports Foundation Inc. Regional Director Rommel Tan. (Tommy Inigo/DSA)