

Mary Pleasure Tabal-Jimenez proudly reveals the award her workplace obtained. | Photograph from the Mandaue Metropolis Athletics and Sports activities Improvement Workplace
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue Metropolis Athletics and Sports activities Improvement Workplace obtained recognition for its great efforts in grassroots sports activities growth and sports activities occasions internet hosting in the course of the Transfer Mandaue Awarding Ceremony held on Monday, February 24, on the Waterworld Lodge.
Beneath the management of Mary Pleasure Tabal-Jimenez, the Sports activities Fee Officer, the workplace earned distinctions in numerous classes, together with Silver Trailblazer in VAP 1 and a couple of, in addition to the general standings.
The popularity highlights the numerous strides made by the workplace in fostering a robust sports activities tradition within the metropolis after Tabal’s appointment in 2023 by then-Mandaue Metropolis Mayor Jonas Cortes.
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Tabal-Jimenez—a six-time Milo Marathon nationwide champion and the Philippines’ first Olympic marathoner—has spearheaded a number of applications geared toward nurturing younger athletes and selling a sports-driven neighborhood.
One among her workplace’s flagship initiatives is the eight-sport grassroots coaching program, which started in 2024. Impressed by her earlier work in Cebu Metropolis, this program has offered coaching alternatives to over a thousand younger athletes, giving them a structured path to develop their abilities and compete at increased ranges.
In contrast to short-term tasks, this system is designed as a five-year growth plan, guaranteeing continuity and long-term success. The aim is to supply elite-level athletes who will carry delight to Mandaue Metropolis in nationwide and worldwide competitions.
Past grassroots coaching, Tabal-Jimenez and her group performed a pivotal position in organizing and selling a number of high-profile sports activities occasions in Mandaue Metropolis. These included the Ladies in Sports activities program, Engkwentro sa Mandaue Boxing Occasion, twelfth Mandaue Metropolis Mayor’s Cup, and Month-to-month Boxing sa Plaza, all of which helped elevate the town’s repute as a hub for athletic excellence.
Her workplace additionally efficiently facilitated Mandaue Metropolis’s internet hosting of the Palarong Pambansa 2024 arnis competitors on the Mandaue Metropolis Sports activities and Cultural Advanced, in addition to the celebrated World Eskrima Kali Arnis Federation (WEKAF) World Championships.
As one of many nation’s most adorned long-distance runners, Tabal-Jimenez has additionally championed road-running occasions in Mandaue. Her workplace performed an important position within the profitable group of the 2023 Milo Marathon Cebu leg, additional cementing the town’s standing as a key participant in Philippine athletics.
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