BAGUIO City is sending over 600 athletes and coaches in its effort to defend its overall championship in the 2024 Batang Pinoy next week in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
The delegation is bigger than the 561-strong team which saw action for Baguio last year when it was held in Metro Manila.
Athletes from the City of Pines took home 82 gold, 52 silver and 59 bronze medals.
Some 12,000 delegates from 177 LGUs will compete in the weeklong event for young athletes aged 12 to 17 years.
The meet will feature 30 different sports, to be held in celebration of the silver anniversary of the multi-sports event launched in 1999.
Last year, Pasig City settled for runner-up honors with its 57-56-74 gold-silver-bronze tally.
Davao was third with its 47-50-39 haul, with Quezon City (44-35-48) in fourth.
Baguio has won the overall championship in the 2018, 2019 and 2022 editions, with the event not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
Most of Baguio’s golds came from combat sports.
Competitions will be held in three age brackets, the 12-13 years old, 14-15 years old, and 16-17 years old, with participants seeking out the 1,554 gold medals at stake in the meet.
