[Photo credits: RaceDay magazine, Ariana Dormitorio Facebook] JAKARTA — Cyclist Ariana Dormitorio has quit the team — for good.
After bowing to superior foes in the women’s cross-country competition of the 18th Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday, Dormitorio resigned from the national team with her father citing lack of support from the Philippine Integrated Cycling Federation (Philcycling).
The 22-year old Asian mountain bike champion, the highest-ranked among all competitors at 100, was running second in the second of the five-lap event when she was forced to step out of the race racing due to crashes and cramps.
She underestimated the downhill curve and hurt her left thigh just above the knee, sustaining what doctors suspect as a quad muscle sprain.
Binwa Yao and Lee Hofeng of China bagged the gold and silver medals with one hour and 20 minutes and 1:24, respectively, while Natalie Panyawan pocketed the bronze with 1:26.11.
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Moments later, Dormitorio’s father and coach – Donjie — announced that his daughter is quitting the national team.
“We are signifying our intention now and we will officially tender our resignation the moment she gets back (to the Philippines) from Indonesia,” said Ariana’s father.
“We would like to voice our disappointment over how Philcycling, through deputy secretary general Kamila Sumagui, handled our preparation and eventual participation in the Asian Games.”
The elder Dormitorio noted that Philcycling officials did not provide ample support to his daughter for this quadrennial meet.
Federation officials reportedly didn’t process their accreditation and failed to arrange their early arrival at the competition venue for last-minute training and acclimatization.
