Ilokano Decathlete preps up for Rio Olympics
“Being a decathlete is like having 10 girlfriends. You have to love them all, and you can’t afford losing one.”
That was according to a decathlon athlete Daley Thompson, a record holder of the event in the Los Angeles Olympic Games with 8,847 points.
It is more than a racing game, you’ll have to jump, throw, run, jump, and throw again. It is a point system. If you are trailing in one event, you still have another chance to win in another event.
Of all the sports, decathlon is not just physically demanding but mentally challenging as well. It is a series of ten events of track and field: 100-meter sprint, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter sprint, 110-meterhurdles, pole vault, javelin throw, 1,500-meter run, and discus throw. And this is where a decathlete from Ilocos Norte JessonRamil Cid thrives
The “new ironman” of South East Asia who hails in Digras, Ilocos Norte made him a phenomenal star in the country. A PalarongPambansa veteran and UAAP most value player, Cid is set to follow the traces of Lydia de Vega in athletics.
“I’m excited because I get to know more people,” he said when asked about his sports.
“After all, I enjoy competing in sports that feature not only one but many events,” he added.
As the best all-around track and field athlete in South East Asia after bagging the gold medal in 2013 edition of regional competition in Myanmar, he is bound to compete in the world stage.
Now he is set to test his mettle against the best of the world’s decathletes at Rio de Janeiro’s Olympics in 2016.
“The events that I excel most throughout the competition are 100-meter sprint, throwing and jumping event,” the Ilocano decathlete added.
Recently, it was announced that he will have a support team to mold him a world class athlete for him to win a medal in the Olympics.
James Lafferty, American track and field consultant, said that Cid will be backed by a private company to support his bid to be competitive in the Olympiad with Wong Chu King Holdings pledged their support.
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