Siklab Atleta Pilipinas Sports Foundation, Inc., simply known as Siklab Atleta () is a

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based in the Philippines. It was established to help the Philippines win their first ever gold medal in the Olympics.

History

Siklab Atleta is a project of Dennis Uy, owner of

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and Presidential Adviser on Sport to President

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...

. It was formally launched at the Century Park Sheraton Hotel in

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on March 3, 2018. Initially 16 corporate sponsors has pledged support for Siklab Atleta and at least 29 athletes were identified by the foundation as beneficiaries. The organization has partnered with the

Philippine Sports Commission The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC, ) is an agency of the Philippine government which tackles matters concerning sports in the country. The sports agency is independent from the Philippine Olympic Committee which enjoys autonomy from the gov ...

, the government agency that tackles sporting affairs in the country. The target of Siklab Atleta of helping the country win its first Olympic gold medal was met when weightlifter

Hidilyn Diaz Hidilyn Francisco Diaz-Naranjo (; born February 20, 1991) is a Filipino World and Olympic champion weightlifter and airwoman, the first Filipino to ever win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines. She is also an Olympic weightlifting record ...

did so at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The foundation committed an incentive of and a lifetime supply of free fuel from

for Diaz for her feat.

Goals

As of the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, the Philippines has not won a single gold medal in the Summer Olympic Games. Siklab Atleta has backed the

financially to help the country win its first Olympic gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics in

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, Japan at earliest. Siklab Atleta plans to fund the government's sports program for two Olympic cycles or at least up to the

2024 Summer Olympics ) , nations = TBA , athletes = 10,500 ''(quota limit)'' , events = 329 in 32 sports (48 disciplines) , opening = 26 July 2024 , closing = 11 August 2024 , opened_by = , stadium = Stade de France Jardins du Trocadéro and River Seine , summer ...

. For at least the first Olympic cycle, the foundation plans to raise and has allocated an annual budget of for its goals.

Beneficiaries

Siklab Atleta focuses on sponsoring athletes which competes in under-funded

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rather than

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or well-funded individual sports such as boxing. Funding is not fixed and the organization will give or withdraw sponsorship depending on the athletes' performance. Among the athletes backed by Siklab Atleta are: *Nicole Tagle (Archery) *James Dieparine (Aquatics) *Nicole Oliva (Aquatics) * Trenten Beram (Athletics) *

Eric Cray Eric Shauwn Brazas Cray (born November 6, 1988) is a Filipino-American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and hurdling events. He represented the Philippines at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, competing in the hurdles. ...

(Athletics) * EJ Obiena (Athletics) *

Eumir Marcial Eumir Felix de los Santos Marcial (born October 29, 1995) is a Filipino boxer. While representing the Philippines as an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics, both in the middl ...

(Boxing) * John Marvin (Boxing) *OJ Fuentes (Canoe-kayak) *Hermie Macaranas (Canoe-kayak) *Ariana Dormitorio (Cycling) *Sienna Fines (Cycling) *

Marella Salamat Marella Vania Salamat (born 24 April 1994) is a Filipina road cycling racer and former bowler. Education Salamat attended the University of the East where she pursued a course on dentistry. She decided to halt her studies on her second year to ...

(Cycling) *Kaitlin De Guzman (Gymnastics) *Carlos Yulo (Gymnastics) *Kesei Nakano (Judo) *Shugen Nakano (Judo) *Mariya Takahashi (Judo) * Kiyomi Watanabe (Judo) * James delos Santos (Karate) *Edito Alcala (Surfing) *Philmar Alipayo (Surfing) *

Kirstie Alora Kirstie Elaine Alora (born November 25, 1989) is a Filipina taekwondo practitioner. She represented the Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics after winning the silver medal at the Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament. At the 2016 Summer Oly ...

(Taekwondo) *Pauline Lopez (Taekwondo) *Kim Mangrobang (Triathlon) *

(Weightlifting) *Kristel Macrohon (Weightlifting) * Geylord Coveta (Windsurfing) *Yancy Kaibigan (Windsurfing) Siklab Atleta has also give cash incentives to athletes who won medals while competing for the

Philippines at the 2018 Asian Games The Philippines participated at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The country won 21 medals (4 gold, 2 silver, and 15 bronze) to finish 19th overall in the medal tally of the games; an im ...

References

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History

Goals

Beneficiaries

See also

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