Aniana Denise Pahang from Ateneo De Davao University clinched the silver medal in the women’s recurve event after scoring a total of 896 under 30-meter, 50-meter, 60-meter and 70-meter qualifying rounds at Lanang Business Park on February 8.

“To be honest, I was really surprised that I managed to keep my cool or at least had fun with my fellow competitors when I went head on in the finals,” the Batang Pinoy 2022 qualifier said in an interview.

Despite the heat of the sun and strong winds, Pahang was able to keep her form and focus during the competition.

“Her performance was so good. She deserves her win because she’s been training for the past few weeks,” Carlito Villanueva Deloy Jr., Aniana’s coach, said.

The 14-year-old student-athlete trained in the range after school and ended up shooting at night time to prepare for the competition.

Writer: Jestene B. Delos Reyes

Photographer: Albrian P. Ricafort

Graphics: Karl Jay V. Blaquera