Asian Games: Face of Philippine skateboarding fights pain with pride

Margielyn Didal of the Philippines, who won the women's street skateboarding at the previous Asian Games, could not get anything going this time, affected by a continued battle with pain from foot injuries.But the 24-year-old was still determined to represent her country, where skateboarding is still a developing sport.After her eighth-place finish in Wednesday's final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Didal told reporters that she has no choice but to train in other countries."We have no public skate park in the Philippines," she said. "A skate park was built in Cebu for us to prepare…READ FULL ARTICLE