14 Jun 2017

THREE young athletes have pulled out of the team that will represent CNMI in the 2017 Oceania Athletics Association Area Championships in Suva, Fiji from June 26 to July 1.

Salvosa, Castillo and Calvo are among the nine athletes that NMA is gearing up for the Oceania championships. But Rangamar said the schedules of the event will conflict with their own equally important commitments.

Salvosa will have the most hectic schedule, Rangamar said. She will go to a soccer camp in the U.S. scheduled on the days too close to that of Oceania event.

Her schedules are too conflicted, I feel bad for her. We were trying to work her schedule but she would be traveling a lot from Fiji to the soccer camp so it is going to be so hectic for her so she pulled out, Rangamar said.

Castillo is heading to Marine Corps boot camp soon, while Calvo III cannot leave his work, Rangamar.

Rangamar said they got a replacement for Salvosa but not for Castillo and Calvo so NMI will be able to send eight athletes instead of nine as originally planned.

Salvosas replacement is Dandan Middle Schools Leani Acosta who won three gold medals in the Public School System-McDonalds All-Schools Athletics Championships last month.

The other NMI athletes who are preparing for this years Oceania championship are Beouch Ngirchongor, Zarinae Jones Sapong, Riella Ann Billy Ichiuo, Traven Quitugua, Annalei Santos and Jamie Pangelinan.

They will be leaving on June 24, with Preston Basa who will coach them and NMA General Secretary Robin Sapong.

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3 NMI athletes drop bid for Oceania title - Marianas Variety