LEGAZPI City, Philippines – Mia Meagey Niñura of Davao Region won the first gold medal in the secondary girls 3,000-meter event in the athletics category of the 2016 Palarong Pambansa here.
The 16-year-old trackster dominated the competition and defeated her long-time rival in NMRAA's 3-time gold medalist Jian Calis.
Niñura emotionally told the press that her parents serve as her inspiration in running.
"Kahit nag-iisa po ako, naghihirap pa rin po ang pamilya ko," the only child of a farmer and a housewife said. (My family is still having financial difficulties even though I'm the only child.)
Representing Davao Region, Niñura is on her 6th stint in the Palarong Pambansa. But this is her first gold. She bagged 2 silvers both in the 2014 Palaro in Laguna and in the 2015 edition in Tagum City.
She will also be competing in the 800- and 1,500-meter events.
Niñura goes to Kapatagan National High School in Digos City. – Rappler.com