THE Philippine Sports Commission brings together romance and love for sports in a special love month webisode of Rise Up, Shape Up this Saturday, Feb. 26.
The special episode will feature the love story of former volleyball stars Arlene Apostol and Antonio Ladimo and how the sport became a cupid matchmaker in their 20-year relationship.
Apostol and Ladimo both played in the UAAP and were members of the men’s and women’s volleyball teams that played in the Southeast Asian Games in the 80s to 90s.
Arlene played with the national belles that gold medals for the country in the 1985, 1987, and 1993 SEA Games. Her record also included the silver and bronze medals in the 1983 and 1991 biennial meet.
Antonio played for the men’s squad that won a bronze medal in the 1991 Games.
