“ALL children posess ability and this ability can be developed and enhanced through a nurturing environment,” said coach and mother Milette Chiongbian, quoting the principles of the Suzuki Method of training young athletes. Chiongbian, the mother of two successful young triathletes, Justin and Yuan, shared the secret to raising successful triathletes in the Cebu Orthopaedic Institute (COI)’s one-day symposium “Triathlon: Optimizing Training and Skills.” Triathlon’s popularity nowadays not only hit adults in Cebu but kids as young as four years old as well. The interest to get into the sport was sparked when organizers started opening age groups. In less than a year since they started, the Chiongbian brothers became members of the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (Trap) developmental team. Justin, the older of the two, became Cebu’s top bet for the PHL slot to represent the country in next year’s Asian Youth Olympics Qualifiers. According to Millete, the secret to their son’s fast progress is the support they have given their kids. Millete said they have always been there for them since the first day. For her, it is an essential duty for them to deliver to them that level of support that they can afford and commit. [...]
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