Four sporting events for Lapu-Lapu Charter Day celebration open today

FOUR sporting events will be held in the Millenium Park under the Marcelo Fernan Bridge as part of the celebration of Lapu-Lapu City’s 50th Charter Day today.
The four are chess, table tennis, volleyball and folding bike race.

The chess tournament will open with a blitz exhibition game between US-based International Master Enrico Sevillano against National Master Erik Gloria.

The chess tournament is organized by Poblacion councilor Janggo Roma. It features men’s open, 15-under and 12-under categories.

The folding bike race is expected to attract a lot of bikers. The race is organized by the Tindak Bisdak-Cebu Folding Bikers Society headed by president Allan Salazar.

The competition is a circuit race on a 1.5-kilometer track at the Millennium Park. Race starts at 1 p.m. Registration is free. The event will have six categories depending on the wheel size of the bikes. Organizers will limit the number of participants to 15 for every category. Cash and trophies await the winners. CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL