BUSINESSMAN-sportsman Engineer Teddy Javines is slowly making a name in the sport of shooting.
Last week, Javines captured the men’s trap gold medal in the 25th Pan-Pacific Friendship Shooting Competition 2024 at National Shooting Training Base Gongxu in Taoyuan, Taipei.
Javines, who only started shooting two years ago, beat seasoned shooters Chulhyung Hwang of South Korea, who settled for the silver medal, and Hao-Jyun Chiang of Taipei, who took the bronze medal.
Javines tallied a total 101 (18, 18, 19, 22 and 24) for a final 32 points to clinch the gold medal ahead of Hwang 100+1 (23,20,17,19,21) for 30 points and Chuang 99+1 (20,20,19,21,19) for 26 points.
“Medyo sinuwerte. Maganda ‘yung shooting ko, kahit pa puro veteran shooters ‘yung mga nakatapat ko. With God and my family on my side, nakuha din,” said Javines.
“Then, nandiyan pa si Jethro Dionisio as my teammate kaya ma-inspire ka talaga pagbutihan” added Javines.
Dionisio, a many-time member of Philippine national shooting team, finished fourth.
Javines’15-year-old son, Antonio Joseph, finished in ninth place.
AJ, the youngest among the competitors in men’s side, was the 2023 Philippine National Junior Trap and Skeet champion.
A total of 33 participants from Taipei, South Korea and Japan took part in the competition.
Engr. Javines later joined hands with his son AJ and Dionisio to lead the Philippine team in bagging the Team TM Trap event gold medal.
The troika scored a total of 299 to bag the crown against South Korea (295 points) and Chinese Taipei.
Dionisio led the Philippines with 103 points, Teddy Javines with 101 points and AJ Javines with 95 points.
“Magandang weekend para sa amin na nag-compete sa Taiwan. Nag-team champion tayo and individual men’s champion. Then, sa ladies, nag-silver ‘yung youngest lady shooter natin.” said Dionisio, referring to the team performance in the tournament.
“Nanibago kami on the first day. Ma-hangin kasi at maulan ng konti. Medyo mababa maging score namin. Pero naka bawi naman sa second day.” added Dionisio, who personally trains the Javines family.
“Very good showing for Engineer Teddy and his daughter Mica. Lalo na newbie sila and this is their first international tournament. Very bright future for them” said Dionisio.
Equally impressive was Monica Tish Javines, who finished with the silver medal in only her first international competition.
Monica, a 12-year-old student from Miriam College and the youngest of the four children of Teddy and Michelene Javines, finished second behind 18 year-old Mei-Hsuan Yeh of Taipei. She managed to outclass veteran campaigner Misako Nagao of Japan for silver medal.
The Philippines’ participation in the 25th Pan-Pacific Friendship Shooting Competition was supported by Philippine National Shooting Association (PNSA), headed by former Gov. Chavit Singson.
