Breanna Labadan, who hails from Butuan City but currently trains in Hungary, has her sights set on the Paris Olympics after a promising showing in the Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships.
MANILA, Philippines – Filipina rhythmic gymnast Breanna Labadan holds on to the hope that years spent away from her family and home will pay off with an Olympic appearance.
“I really hope to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris next year,” said Labadan. “It is overwhelming since it is next year.”Labadan on Friday, June 2, ended her all-around campaign in the Asian championships as the, finishing ninth overall in the final where the top eight all came from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, and Japan.
Labadan became the first rhythmic gymnast from the Philippines to qualify for the global showdown when she competed in the previous edition in Sofia, Bulgaria last year. Taken under the wing of Hungarian gymnast-turned-coach Dora Vass, Labadan practically lives in Budapest, saying she only returns home to the Philippines “two to three times a year.”
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