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By Jesse C. Ong Finally ending the country’s 20-year medal drought in the Olympics with a silver conquest in the Rio Games, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, no doubt, is the brightest star for Philippine sports for 2016.

Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So won the 2016 Grand Chess Tour title after ruling the Lon­don leg on Monday.

Jeron Teng will be the new king of the Titans after AMA Online Education made him the first overall selection in the 2016 PBA D-League Draft on Tuesday at PBA Cafe in Metrowalk, Pasig City.

The 7-Eleven cycling team will compete in the Herald Sun Tour, which will be held in Australia next year.

The Philippines won three bronze medals cour­tesy of Kristel Iso Macrohon recently in the 4th Qatar International Cup and 2016 Asian Cup at the Doha In­tercontinental Hotel in Doha City.

By Jesse C. Ong Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez announced recently that they have yet to schedule a meeting with top officials of the City of Manila to tackle the proposed sale of the 82-year-old Rizal Memo­rial Sports Complex (RMSC) and seek the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Zambales will host the 2017 Private Schools Athletic Association (Prisaa), an annual competition featuring athletes from more than 600 colleges and universities nationwide.

After struggling to get his game going in Star’s first two games this season, Paul Lee managed to regain his old, deadly form after leading the Hotshots to back-to-back lopsided wins, earning him the Accel-PBA Press Corps Player of the Week.

AMA coach Mark Herrera ex­pressed his intent on choosing 6-foot-2 wingman Jeron Teng as the first overall pick of the PBA D-League Draft on Dec. 20 at the PBA Cafe in Pasig.

The Philippines went home with 21 medals in the 40th Southeast Asian Age Group Swimming Championships held recently in Bangkok, Thailand.