By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

The men’s and women’s Tchoukball Association of the Philippines (TAP) teams each took silver medals in the Southeast Asia Tchoukball Championships 2017, which ended last Sunday at Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Singapore won gold in both divisions.
“The long-term goal is to continuously expose these players to international tournaments and gain enough experience playing with among the best in the world,” said TAP President and Southeast Asia Tchoukball Federation chief Raymund Jamelo.
Several Bacolod City-based talents made the roster, including Benjie Oray, Herbert Aujero, Josiah Su, and Judel Roy Lacson on the men’s team; and Ivanna Aguilar, Nadine Julia Crisostomo, Ashley Julienne Pedregosa, and Jazel delos Reyes on the women’s team./WDJ