Milo Summer Sports Activities in CDO
Megdonio “Megs” R. Llamera, the area organizer for Milo Mindanao, recently announced that there are several sporting events to be held in the City of Golden Friendship.

First off is the multi-event MCA (Milo Champions Academy) Sports Clinics, which lasts for four weeks. Now on its second year, the Sports Clinics is said to start on May 1st and end on the 30th at the Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center. The month long event is supported by the Misamis Oriental Integrated Sports Council (MOISC), which is chaired by Gov. Oscar S. Moreno.
The Sports Clinics is composed of 13 events, including basketball, dance sports, swimming, taekwondo, volleyball, gymnastics, sepak takraw, table tennis, chess, athletics, lawn tennis, badminton and football.
Llamera, who also acts as the MOISC secretary and has been involved in the National Milo Marathon and Milo Little Olympics Mindanao for over a decade now, said that such sports disciplines were the same as in 2009, apart from dance sports, which has been included this year.
Enrollees are required to pay a minimal registration that ranges from P400 to 1,000, added Llamera.
The registration money would serve as honoraria for the veteran trainers, as well as payment for the rental of venues, majority of which are located in the Pelaez Sports Center.
Upon signing up for the event, each enrollee would get an official training shirt and ID. During the commencement of the graduates, they will get their training certificates. Top performers of the training will receive trophies and medals.
The deadline for the Milo Sports Clinics’ registration is on April 26, 2010, which is a Monday. This follows a first-come-first-served basis as the number of enrollees is limited to only 500.
For the time being, the Mindanao area organizer reported that the secretariat is already getting ready for the Milo Little Olympics Mindanao. The 14th edition of the event will take place on July 30th, 31st and August 1st 2010.
“We are holding the Milo Little Olympics Mindanao earlier because we shall be hosting the National Finals of the said event on Oct. 13-17, this year,” announced Llamera, who was responsible for the Mindanao delegation landing the third place in the 2009 opening show of the National Finals, which was held in Cebu City.
The fourth and final major sports affair in 2010 is the nation’s longest running National Milo Marathon regional eliminations. The 34th marathon event, which will be held in Cagayan de Oro City this November 28th, will have over 10,000 runners for the 21-km qualifying race, 10-km road run, 5-km open fun run and the 3-km kiddie class.
To get more information on the Milo Little Olympics, the National Milo Marathon, Milo Champions Academy Sports Clinic, interested enrollees can contact Mrs. Adelina G. Barros at this number: (08822) 727289. Parties can also visit Mrs. Barros at the Don Gregorio Pelaez Sports Center, which is along Don Apolinar Velez Street, Cagayan de Oro City.
-by Rose Anne Quirante-
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