Baguio overall champ in CARAA Meet

By Ian Argil Pajarillaga

BAGUIO CITY -- Athletes of this summer capital bagged the championship for the Cordillera Administrative Region Athletics Association Meet 2016 with a total score of 212 gold medals, 91 silver medals and 79 bronze medals during awarding ceremonies Feb. 10 here at the Athletic Bowl.

City athletes sealed the games with 88 gold, 35 silver and 30 bronze for the elementary category and 124 gold, 56 silver and 49 bronze for the secondary level. Aside from winning the regular events, the city also ranked 1st runner up in the Special Games, participated by children with special needs  with a collective score of 14 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze medals following the championship of Kalinga - Tabuk City with 15 gold, 10 silver and 2 bronze medals

Declared overall 1st runner up was Benguet with a collective score of 43 gold, 93 silver and 87 bronze medals followed by Ifugao with 20 gold, 34 silver and 59 bronze medals as 2nd runner up.

Third runner up was Mt. Province with 19 gold, 36 silver and 70 bronze medals. Kalinga-Tabuk City was 4th with 17 gold, 27 silver and 44 bronze. Placing as 5th runner up was Abra with a score of 16 gold, 31 silver and 34 bronze medals. And completing the overall result was Apayao with 8 gold, 22 silver and 40 bronze medals.