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00:00We are joined live via Zoom by Valerie Levanza and Jethro Dionisio of the Philippine National Shooting Team.

00:08Good morning to you both, Valerie and Jethro.

00:13Good morning.

00:15Good morning and congratulations on your silver medal finish.

00:23First off, let's talk about your experience here at the 46th Southeast Asian Association Shooting Championship.

00:29How was it, Ms. Valerie?

00:34It was a good experience, a learning one once again.

00:40We enjoyed it and we're happy that our delegates from other countries also had a good time in this competition.

00:54How about you, Sir Jethro?

00:57It's been a while since we hosted an international shooting event, so it's really exciting.

01:07Getting to see our friends again from Southeast Asian countries, it was a very successful event.

01:17We're very happy with what happened.

01:21Ms. Valerie and Sir Jethro, this is the Mixed Trap event, if I'm not mistaken.

01:28Yes.

01:29Can you tell us more about the Mixed Trap event for our sports fans who don't know about it?

01:38The Mixed Trap event is composed of one man and one woman.

01:47It's the same format.

01:50We shoot 25 targets in a round, so it's 3 rounds total of 75 targets.

02:01Oh, wow.

02:03For those who don't know, trap shooting is where we shoot a clay bird.

02:13It's orange in color.

02:14It's about half-inch thick, 4-inch in diameter.

02:17Every time you make a sound, it's going to throw the clay away from the shooter.

02:25So you shoot it while it's flying away from you.

02:29A set of 25 birds.

02:35That's one set, 25 birds.

02:38Sir Jethro, upon hearing that, it sounds very complicated.

02:44But how do you maintain the synchronization or synergy as a duo?

02:49Well, maybe that's why it's called trap.

02:53When you're there, you're standing for 30 minutes,

02:58and then watching other competitors.

03:01Six competitors shoot alternately at the same time.

03:05So it's very hard to maintain the composure for the whole 30 minutes.

03:12That's what makes the event very exciting.

03:18Do you have a strategy for getting the silver medal?

03:25Yes, Val?

03:28Go ahead, Sir Jethro.

03:31The strategy was to maintain our composure and not make too many mistakes

03:41while shooting the three sets.

03:45That's our goal.

03:48Yeah.

03:50Ms. Valerie, do you have anything to add?

03:54Yeah.

03:57Just like Jethro mentioned, the goal is to hit more targets.

04:03But to do that, we have to remain focused, we have to concentrate.

04:11Actually, I think that's the challenge.

04:15How to do that in a duration of 30 to 45 minutes.

04:22It so happened that my partner is really good.

04:27Of course.

04:33He played very well on that day.

04:36So I'm thankful.

04:40Ms. Valerie, you mentioned that you need to maintain consistency,

04:46accuracy, and focus in this event.

04:50But how do you train that?

04:54Sir Jethro.

04:58What are your training moments to make sure that you're consistent with your focus?

05:04Well, first of all, the actual training that we do,

05:09we go to the range many times a week.

05:12Aside from that, the mental preparation that we do.

05:18For me, I do meditation every time we're out of the range

05:26and doing a personal physical exercise.

05:28Mental preparation is part of that.

05:30Meditation.

05:33Sir Jethro, meditation really helps.

05:37In the shooting, right?

05:39I mean, who would have thought that you need meditation in the shooting?

05:46How about you, Ms. Valerie?

05:48Yes, especially here.

05:53Sorry, go ahead, sir.

05:55Yes, because we can call it an individual sport.

05:59It can be compared to a golf game

06:05where your opponent is yourself.

06:08That's why you have to be mentally tough for this competition.

06:16So let's talk about your advocacy, Sir Jethro,

06:21you've been a five-time world champion.

06:24And I believe that part of your career is your legacy.

06:30Can you tell us more about that, your advocacy?

06:36Well, at a very young age, I was really a firearm enthusiast.

06:41And I was introduced to the sport by my father.

06:45And then as the years go by,

06:50the firearm, it's always related to a negative side.

06:57It's dangerous.

07:00It's used for crimes and all that.

07:03But aside from the experience,

07:08it's a trait.

07:13You need to be more calm and have respect for firearms.

07:19It is a dangerous weapon.

07:23But once you're trained with it,

07:26you will be very disciplined.

07:30Ms. Valerie, being a woman in a very male-dominated sport,

07:37how do you surpass these challenges?

07:40Or what are the challenges that you face in a very masculine sport?

07:50Well, I started when I was 12.

07:54I've been shooting for 35 years, I think, now.

07:59And I really started with the pistol together with Jeff.

08:05We started with practical shooting and speed shooting.

08:13So the challenge is,

08:17you have to train really hard for a competition.

08:23Alongside with that, there's physical and mental training.

08:29So that takes a lot of time from us.

08:32Before, it was okay because we were still young.

08:38All we do is go to the range and shoot.

08:42But now, as we age, we have our work.

08:48We're in reality now that we have to make a living.

08:54So we also have to make time to train.

09:01So for now, I think that's our only challenge.

09:07Because we're not really that.

09:09Professional shooting compared to other countries,

09:13that's all they do.

09:16Do you think, Ms. Valerie, that this sport is more open to women?

09:21I'm sorry?

09:23This sport is more open to women.

09:26They're more open to this sport, to shooting.

09:29Are there more female shooters here in the Philippines?

09:34Yes, yes.

09:37Way before, when I started,

09:40you would only see a few women in the range.

09:45But now, there's like 50 at least,

09:51in all categories, in the practical.

09:56But in trap shooting, it's increasing.

10:01Because we're inviting interested people to come and try

10:07and see for themselves what they can do

10:12and what they can do if they're interested in this kind of sport.

10:19Ma'am Sir, do you think,

10:22I mean, Sir Jethro is a five-time world champion.

10:26You also won the world title twice.

10:30Do you think, in our generation,

10:33somebody will follow in your footsteps?

10:35Do we have promising athletes now?

10:39Yes.

10:41Actually, right now, we have several young shooters,

10:45upcoming shooters who are getting into it,

10:49who are world champions also.

10:51Men and women,

10:54they call it juniors,

10:57who are doing really well and having the support of their parents.

11:03Currently, we have world champions in the younger generation.

11:11Now, let's talk about the hosting of the Philippines,

11:15in the 46th Southeast Asian Association.

11:19Can you enlighten us, what is this?

11:24Ms. Valerie.

11:2546 Southeast Asian, you're asking?

11:29Yes, for the hosting.

11:31It's composed of Southeast Asian countries plus Chinese Taipei.

11:41So, it's the same format as the regular trap shooting competition,

11:49but the participants,

11:51added the Chinese-Taiwan to that.

11:54So, it's like,

11:56what happened was,

11:59it's also a practice for our 4C Games next year.

12:07Sir Jethro, how are we preparing for this upcoming competition?

12:15So, right now,

12:16we're preparing for the 4C Games for next year.

12:21Thailand will be hosting the 4C Games.

12:25So, right after this Christmas season,

12:29we'll be back to our regular training.

12:32We'll probably be practicing at least three times a week.

12:36With the upcoming election,

12:41we will have a lot of activities.

12:44With the upcoming election,

12:46we will have a gun ban.

12:48Hopefully, we can request for an exemption.

12:53So, we'll be able to go to the range and do our regular training.

12:59Yes, it's a bit difficult because there's a gun ban right now.

13:03But I'm sure that our national athletes will be able to practice for the upcoming competitions.

13:13Hopefully.

13:16Finally, before we end,

13:18any message for please to invite our sports fans to support Philippine shooting?

13:26Sir Jethro?

13:30I invite my friends and especially the young people that we have,

13:35women, men,

13:37if you're interested in the sport of shooting,

13:40like for shotgun, for pistol,

13:41you can visit the shooting ranges near you,

13:45or gun clubs,

13:47or stores near you.

13:49I'm sure they will be very accommodating.

13:52They have gun clubs there where you can try.

13:56And,

13:58whatever event you can think of that suits you.

14:08Ms. Valerie, message to our viewers?

14:11Yeah, I want to invite,

14:14especially the young ones,

14:16to try this trap shooting.

14:19It's an Olympic sport.

14:21So,

14:23we know that Filipinos love shooting.

14:28Come to the range,

14:30and shoot with us,

14:32and come see for yourselves.

14:35I'm so excited.

14:37I'm also interested in shooting.

14:39Sir Jethro, maybe?

14:42Ms. Valerie?

14:44He's happy.

14:46He's happy? Okay.

14:48We can.

14:50I promise.

14:52I will visit you there.

14:54Meanwhile, thank you, Ms. Valerie and Sir Jethro,

14:56for coming to our interview this morning.

15:00Thank you so much.

15:04Thank you for having us.

Sports Banter | Valerie Levanza at Jethro Dionisio ng Philippine National Shooting Team

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