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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Elma Muros-Posadas! Pride of Magdiwang Romblon

Elma Muros-Posadas, a sprinter, hurdler and long jumper, has collected a total of 13 gold medals from her numerous stints at the Southeast Asian Games. She also brought home a bronze medal in 400-meter hurdles from the 1990 Beijing Asiad and another bronze in long jump from the 1994 Hiroshima Asiad.

This multi-talented woman was born in Magdiwang, Romblon. She finished her elementary at Magdiwang Elementary School.

She was discovered by Miss Susana F. Relox (my Aunt) and Mr. Manzo (the late school teacher in Magdiwang Elementary School). After then, she competed in many tournaments, the District Meet (inter-Sibuyan Island Tournament), the Provincial Meet, and of course the Palarong Pambansa.
Magdiwang Elementary School

The Palarong Pambansa Program is an annual multi-level national scholastic athletic competition conducted by the Depatment of Education and participated in by the elementary and secondary pupils / students both from public and private schools.

In this annual event, many schools discovered the potential of Elma Muros. She was even invited to the National Team in that year. This was just the beginning of Elma Muros career. There's a saying, "Champions dedicate themselves to prepare for success
".

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