THE victorious Gilas Pilipinas girls’ team that got promoted in the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup will grace the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum today, Tuesday, at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
Coach Julie Amos and the rest of the team headed by captain Ava Fajardo will grace the public sports program along with consultant and Gilas Pilipinas women’s coach Pat Aquino, fresh from their successful campaign in the Asia Cup tournament in Shenzhen, China where they achieved promotion in Division A.
The Filipina belles claimed the Division B crown with a four-game sweep of the meet, capped by a 95-64 rout of Lebanon in the finale at the Futian Sports Park.
The journey of the lovely but gritty girls began in the PSA Forum where they guested a month ago as the team was about to embark on its campaign in the SEABA U18 tournament in Ratchaburi, Thailand which served as a qualifier for the Asia Cup.
Backed by San Miguel Corporation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, Milo, Smart/PLDT, and ArenaPLus, the Philippines’ 24/7 sports app, the program starts at 11 a.m.
PSA President Nelson Beltran enjoins members to attend the session which is also livestreamed via the PSA Facebook page fb.com/PhilippineSportswritersAssociation.
