Unang nakikala ni Howie Severino sina Joshua at Jerome Nelmida noong 2007 sa kaniyang dokumentaryong ‘Blind Child.’
Sino'ng mag-aakala na ang kambal na ito, na may kapansanan sa paningin, ay magiging triathletes na ngayon? At dahil sa kanilang pagsusumikap, nagbunga ito ng sunod-sunod na tagumpay, at posibleng ito rin ang makapagdala sa kanila sa Olympics.
Panoorin ang ‘Kambal na Panalo,’ dokumentaryo ni Howie Severino sa #IWitness.
#iBenteSingko
Sino'ng mag-aakala na ang kambal na ito, na may kapansanan sa paningin, ay magiging triathletes na ngayon? At dahil sa kanilang pagsusumikap, nagbunga ito ng sunod-sunod na tagumpay, at posibleng ito rin ang makapagdala sa kanila sa Olympics.
Panoorin ang ‘Kambal na Panalo,’ dokumentaryo ni Howie Severino sa #IWitness.
#iBenteSingko
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00:00Here at Subic Bay in Zambales, a national triathlon competition will be held.
00:16It was won by athletes from different parts of the country.
00:20Parathletes will also participate, including Joshua and Jerome Nelmida from Muntinlupa City.
00:35They will be accompanied by their guides who will help them get used to the games.
00:50Swimming will be the first part of the triathlon.
01:04Parathletes will be the last.
01:09They will have to swim 1 lap or 750 meters.
01:21Before the parathletes learn how to swim, I already met them.
01:28It's been almost 2 decades.
01:37In our documentary, Blind Child, in 2007, the parathletes were only 7 years old.
01:45Joshua was shy back then and hid when we arrived.
01:52But Jerome is still alive.
02:00Both of them are blind.
02:03They were prematurely born.
02:07Their retina is not yet complete, which is an important part of our eyes.
02:11What's your name?
02:13Howie.
02:14Joshua is shy, but Jerome is willing to be interviewed.
02:18But he's the one who will ask.
02:20Where do you work?
02:23I work in a TV.
02:25In a TV?
02:27Yes, I interview different people.
02:32Ever since their birth, I didn't know they were blind.
02:37I told them that no matter what happens to them, as long as they are alive.
02:45They were about to die when I first saw them in the incubator.
02:52Hi, this is Jerome. This is Mr. Howie.
02:55Hi, Howie.
02:58Hi, Howie.
03:01You haven't changed.
03:04Long time no see.
03:05Good morning.
03:06You haven't changed.
03:07Hello.
03:08I guess you are Jerome.
03:09Yes.
03:10Joshua.
03:11Yes.
03:12Wow.
03:13Wow.
03:14That's great.
03:15You have a lot of successes.
03:16Congratulations.
03:17Thank you so much.
03:18Yes.
03:20The two are now 24 years old.
03:23They have their own passions, but they are still blind when it comes to dedication to sports.
03:30They are members of the National Para-athlete Triathlon Team.
03:34And they are the only two blind triathletes in the country.
03:40They are both totally blind, but I still remember when Joshua was still able to walk.
03:47Mom, what are we going to do outside?
03:52It's just a light.
03:54I don't want to.
03:56Mom, who turned on the light?
04:00Mom, can we see the light of the camera?
04:03I was really crying back then.
04:05I was on the stairs, hiding.
04:07I really didn't want to show my face because I was like that before.
04:11Hi, Jerome.
04:12You are all grown up now.
04:16In 2011, I got my eyes back.
04:19Hi, Ellen.
04:27They experienced the many possibilities that can be given to a child.
04:33Since then, Mom Annette encouraged their children to try many things, especially sports.
04:45It seems like she is not blind.
04:47It is the result of the hard work and sacrifice of the whole family.
04:52It is the result of the hard work and sacrifice of the whole family.
04:57It is the result of the hard work and sacrifice of the whole family.
05:02It is the result of the hard work and sacrifice of the whole family.
05:04Imagine a visually impaired person getting a gold medal and a silver medal.
05:12It is a big achievement.
05:14My children always tell me,
05:16It is a pity.
05:18It is a pity that they are blind.
05:21That is where I was challenged.
05:23I will do something different for my children.
05:26I will do something different for their lives.
05:30I will do something different for their lives.
05:35Their support is amazing.
05:38From when we were small until now.
05:50How did you discover Kambal for Triathlon?
05:54At Bert Lozada Swim School, we have Swimming with Disability, but a physical disability.
05:59Not a visual impairment.
06:01So I had to find a way on how do they operate?
06:06What is their ability? How far can they go?
06:11When they mastered the fundamentals of stroke,
06:15Of course, they also know how to count.
06:17They can count their strokes.
06:19Since their sense of feel is heightened, their stroke is now consistent.
06:24So they can count from wall to wall.
06:30In a real career in the sea,
06:33There are no longer any floaters who serve as a guide.
06:36Jerome and Joshua are dependent on their guides,
06:40Who are also athletes.
06:42And with the help of a rope.
06:48We call it a swim tether.
06:51We just put it on the waist.
06:54Where the athlete and the guide are comfortable.
06:58Of course, they can't see it.
07:01Most of the competitions we participate in are open water.
07:06So that they won't get lost,
07:08Of course, it has to be tied to my waist.
07:11So that at all times, I can keep an eye on them.
07:18Jerome and his guide, Long, are leading.
07:22In a career or in other fields,
07:25Continuity is already a success, even if it is slow.
07:32In the swim course, Joshua and his guide, Bernard,
07:36Were last for 2 seconds.
07:46Joshua and his guide, Bernard,
07:49Go, JJ!
07:51Go, Serena!
07:53Coordination and coordination
07:56Is what will be tested in the next stage of the competition,
08:01Biking.
08:04A loop in the course in Subic,
08:07Or equal to 20 kilometers,
08:09Is what they need to overcome.
08:14When the triathlon is of interest,
08:17Bicycles are a big problem.
08:20Coach, can we go to the triathlon?
08:23Then I said, triathlon?
08:25First of all, his bike is very expensive.
08:28It's not available in the Philippines.
08:31It's too expensive. We can't afford it.
08:33Their group worked hard to buy a bicycle for Jerome.
08:38Meanwhile, Joshua donated his first bicycle.
08:43Their first guide is me and my brother, Angelo.
08:47We were their first guides.
08:49Until they got too strong, we couldn't keep up.
08:53Coach Anthony looked for a guide to accompany him.
08:57My requirements for a guide are really high.
09:01One is their physical fitness.
09:03Two is their sensitivity towards the partner.
09:07Bernard Cruz is Joshua's seven-year-old guide.
09:12He was a student and varsity swimmer at De La Salle University
09:17when he first became a guide.
09:20Long Amiladjid is Jerome's second year as a guide.
09:26He was part of the Philippine Navy
09:29and volunteered to become a guide.
09:32Because you're the one who's the most novelist.
09:35You're the driver, you're everything.
09:38If you make a wrong decision,
09:41there's a chance that this race will be ruined.
09:44That's where our resistance against Kambal comes in.
09:51Because we can't be dragged around during the race.
09:56And also, our leadership skills should be intact.
10:04Every move should be synchronized.
10:08If one of us falls short,
10:11the other one suffers and vice versa,
10:14which usually happens.
10:16But we really need communication on the bike.
10:21It's also loud, so it's a bit difficult.
10:27You're the eyes, you're the one who tells them
10:30where to go.
10:31When to turn, etc.
10:33But what's their role in the team?
10:37It's really great that they're breaking barriers
10:42and they're inspiring other people to also do the same.
10:45To break through your barrier and become a better person.
10:50Of course, you have to conquer yourself too, right?
10:52Personally, I was able to live with two concepts of the race.
10:57One was born to help,
11:00and the other was born to help.
11:03So, in my current situation,
11:06I'm already in the part where I need to help.
11:12It's the dream of many athletes to be the laughingstock of the country
11:16and to be able to participate in the Olympics.
11:18But it's too late for Bernard and Long.
11:22Truthfully, I won't be able to make it to the Olympics.
11:25Hopefully, I won't be able to reach the Olympic sea age.
11:29Maybe physically, I can't.
11:31But because of them,
11:34it became possible all of a sudden
11:36for me to reach the Paralympics if we train hard enough.
11:45After more than half an hour of pedaling,
11:49the race is nearing its second transition.
11:55Joshua and Bernard are only one second ahead.
12:04The last part of the race is the sprint.
12:09Three loops, or 5 kilometers, towards the finish line.
12:15Joshua and Bernard are only one second ahead.
12:20The last part of the race is the sprint.
12:26The race is not only fast and strong,
12:30but the strength comes from the people who believe in them.
12:55The race is not only fast and strong,
12:58but the strength comes from the people who believe in them.