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Emmanuel Closas Jr. PHOTO BY RICHARD GAPPI/ ANGONO RIZAL NEWS

ANGONO, Rizal native Emmanuel Closas Jr. bagged the bronze medal in the Visually Impaired Chess Online Tournament of the Philippine Sports Commission on Sunday.

Mayor Jeri Mae Calderon lauded Closas, who is totally blind, for his achievement

"Congratulations Emmanuel Closas Jr., our kababayan for his second runner-up finish!" Calderon said.

Closas participated at the tournament held virtually for people with disabilities at the Tornelo Platform on November 21, 2021.

Calderon said Calderon's win added luster to the municipality's Higantes festivalto celebrate the feast of St. Clement, the patron of fishermen.

Geronimo Torres bagged the gold while Kenneth Namisato clinched the silver medal. The top three winners received certificates along with the prize money.

The PPG was held in partnership with the Philippine Paralympic Committee and the Integrated Philippine Association of Optometrists on the classification of registered para-athletes.

The para chess program produced the first Filipino world chess champion on a wheelchair -- Fide Master Sander Severino, who won the online 2020 International Physically Disabled Chess Association tournament and finished with a team bronze in the recently held 4th World Chess Championship, among others.

PSC Oversight Commissioner for para-athletes Arnold Agustin said the project is a continued effort to address the country's need for a comprehensive grassroots sports development program for para-athletes, and to continuously harness their full potential.

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Blind man from Angono wins in chess tournament - The Manila Times