PH Consulate General in Calgary Supports PH Bobsled Team at Alberta Provincial Champ

Philippine Bobsled Team members Rolando Isidro and Jerby Deriada (first and second from left, respectively) won third place in the two-man bobsled competition in the Alberta Provincial Championships held at the Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on 2 March 2019. Standing with them are the first and second placers, all from Canada. (Calgary PCG photo)

CALGARY 11 March 2019 – The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary congratulated the Philippine Bobsled Team that competed in the Alberta Provincial Championship, organized by the Alberta Bobsleigh Association, held at the Canada Olympic Park (COP) in Calgary on 2 March 2019.

The Philippine Bobsled Team, composed of Philippine Coast Guard personnel Rolando Isidro, Jerby Deriada, Jeffrey Dela Cruz, and Joseph Acosta, joined the two-man bobsled competition with the pair of Messrs. Isidro and Deriada landing in the medal board just after almost one-month intensive training in the WinSport Institute, which owns and operates the winter sports training center in COP in Calgary.

The team’s participation in the event was part of their preparation to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. 

Consul General to Calgary Gilberto G.B. Asuque also congratulated Philippine National Bobsled Luge and Skeleton Association President and CEO Thelmo “Buddy” Cunanan Jr. for bringing the team to Calgary for training and competition.

Mr. Cunanan reached out to the Consulate General and the members of the Filipino community in Calgary to support the Philippine Bobsled Team.

Consul General Asuque led the officers and staff with family members of the Consulate General and the members of the Filipino community in cheering for the Philippine Bobsled Team during the actual competition at the bobsled track of the COP in Calgary on 2 March 2019 under an almost minus 30 degrees Celsius weather that day. END

A member of the Philippine Bobsled Team before the actual run at the Canada Olympic Park. (Calgary PCG photo)

The Philippine Bobsled Team with Consul General Gilberto G.B. Asuque (third from right) and Deputy Consul General Zaldy Patron (fourth from right). (Calgary PCG photo)

The Philippine Consulate General in Calgary staff and the members of the Filipino Community cheering for the Philippine Bobsled Team. (Calgary PCG photo)

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