G.A. Viray
John David Pahoyo and John Elmerson Fabriga, Filipino divers who both scored zero at the SEA Games, made positive comments on the viral video posted by SGAG, a Singaporean Facebook Page.
Pahoyo and Fabriga competed in the 3-meter springboard diving finals, and both landed on their backs. Not only was it painful physically, but it was also painful to see their scores. Their performance was made fun of by SGAG which already has over 800,000 views and 17,000 shares as of writing.
However, they were still able to maintain a positive attitude and even responded to SGAG’s post. Pahoyo said he is still proud to have represented the country and that he was still able to smile despite failing in the competition.
To which Fabriga couldn’t agree more:
Pahoyo also posted a video on his account with a caption saying that they did their best despite what happened.
“Yey! I’m so proud of us pakner John Fabriga, we really did our best despite [the fact] we just practiced this synchro dives for just 4 days, even though we failed to win, but at least we did overcome what we once knew was out limit, and that makes us a champion. Thanks coach Brian Palattao for your endless support and immeasurable love to us from the preparation until the end of this competition, and special thanks to the people [who’re] doing their best to make this experience possible, I owe you all of this.
What really happened and what went wrong?
As of writing, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has not released any statement yet regarding the divers’ performance at the SEA Games, but if we are to refer to Pahoyo’s post, and if they did practice for just a short amount of time with their coach, it would be difficult to know who is really accountable for their performance.
So, do you agree with what Pahoyo and Fabrigo said or do you think they just made an embarrassment to other Filipinos like what SGAG posted? Leave a comment below.
Watch their failed performance here:
Swimmers and divers knows their hardship in training and the feeling during and on the time of competition, others are just speaking without even thinking about it… So sad most of them are from Philippines too,…