TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Gianeli Gatinga of Taguig shone bright on a rainy morning when she captured two gold medals in track and field even as Team Quezon City went full steam ahead behind a pair of swimming stars in the POC-PSC Batang Pinoy 2012 at the Marikina Sports Complex.
Gatinga, a shy, pony-tailed seventh grader at St. Francis of Assisi, crowned herself the fastest girl in the 13-under 100-meter dash before leaping for the gold in long jump.
The five-foot Gianeli clocked 13 seconds flat in the century dash, and covered a distance of 4.50m in long jump for her golden double. She’s expected to compete in the relays, 200m and triple jump in the coming days.
“I’m happy to compete in my first Batang Pinoy.’’ said Gatinga who won silver in relays and bronze in long jump during the Pangasinan Palarong Pambansa early this year.
But the distinction of harvesting most golds of the day belonged to QC’s Raissa Regata Gavino and Kirsten Chloe Daos who captured three golds each.
Gavino triumphed in the girls 12-under 400-m freestyle and 50m breaststroke, while Daos won in girls 15-under 200m butterfly and 400m free. They then shared the gold in the 15-under 4X50m medley relay.
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