Sports icons Coo, Torre take spotlight

Chess grandmaster Eugene Torre and sports commissioner Bong Coo will headline Tuesday’s Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum as they discuss two major sporting events scheduled in the coming months.

Torre, Asia’s first grandmaster, will be joined by Mapua Fil-Chi Alumni Association official Nelson Salazar to talk about the Eugene Torre Rapid Chess Cup, which will be held this weekend at Mapua University.

The 74-year-old Torre, widely regarded as a pioneer of Philippine chess, is a Mapua alumnus.

Coo, considered the country’s most decorated athlete, will discuss preparations for this year’s Batang Pinoy, the national youth sports competition set for Bacolod City later this year.

Joining Coo at the forum are Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Patrick Gregorio and Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya, along with representatives from the Department of Education and the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

The forum begins at 10:30 a.m. at the PSC Media Room and is presented by San Miguel Corporation, the Philippine Sports Commission, the Philippine Olympic Committee, MILO and ArenaPlus.

The session will be streamed live on the PSA Facebook page and aired on a delayed basis over Sports Radio 918. It will also be shared through the station’s official Facebook page.