BAGUIO City High School asserted its might against North and Central Luzon’s high school squad while University of Baguio (UB) emerged as the best elementary squad at the close of the Milo Little Olympics September 8 to 10.
City High copped its fifth straight crown after amassing 195.5 points topping athletics, gymnastics, sand tennis while scoring second place finishes in football women’s artistic gymnastics, and volleyball boys.
UB came in second with 113 points by bagging the top honors in arnis and taekwondo while bagging second place finishes in boys chess, scrabble, and girls swimming.
Bagging third place is Holy Angel University with 84 points clinching the boys table tennis and boys tennis while Olongapo City National High School snatched fourth place over with 77 points as Urdaneta City National High School completed the top five with 75 points.
UB meanwhile surprised the field in the elementary division as it romped off with the over-all title with 79.5 points by bagging the top spot in girls swimming and table tennis. It also took home second place finish in arnis.
Mabini Elementary School meanwhile improved to a second place over-all finish with 77 points after bagging the crown in basketball, and a second place finish in athletics.
Urdaneta Central School and Don Bosco took the third (74 points) and fourth place (55 points) honors, respectively, while defending champion San Vicente Elementary School slid to fifth place despite topping the girls athletics and gymnastics.
Milo Sports executive Lester Castillo lauded Baguio City for being the host of the Little Olympics for the past five years which cements its legacy as a top venue for sporting events which can cater to more than 5,000 athletes.
Castillo also thanked the police and the various volunteer groups for the safety and overall operations of the games.
“All our events can be accommodated by the various venues here and the full support of Baguio makes us come back to conduct the Milo Little Olympics here,” he added.
Since 1988, the Milo Little Olympics sought to promote the youth’s physical and mental well-being as well as develop among children discipline, teamwork, self-confidence, leadership, resilience, and fair play.
