BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi (MindaNews / 25 December) – In less than five minutes, Ignohassan Mustajid disappeared in the maze of stilt houses in a community of Bajau in coastal Barangay Nalil where his fami…
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi – In less than five minutes, Ignohassan Mustajid disappeared in the maze of stilt houses in a community of Bajau in coastal Barangay Nalil where his family has been living in a dilapidated single-room wooden hut.
This daily routine may have unconsciously helped mold what he had achieved so far as the first Bajau to win a gold medal in lawn tennis in the 2019 Palarong Pambansa . Mustajid was introduced to the world of tennis when he was seven years old. Poverty pushed him to tennis and he hopes tennis will push him out of poverty and fulfill his dream of a better life for their family of six. He is the second among four children.
In 2018, he was among the tennis players recruited to represent the then Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao during the Palarong Pambansa in Ilocos Sur. The gold medal was for the doubles event and the silver medal for the team event in the elementary division – a tennis feat only Mustajid has achieved as a Bajau and as an athlete of the BARMM.
“It’s my father’s long dream to own a motorboat. He was very happy when we bought one for him. I’m very happy for him because he could go out to the sea to fish,” the son said. Lawn tennis gold medalist Ignohassan Mustajid says the banca he bought for his father cannot be used for now as it requires repair. Behind him is the footbridge. MindaNews photo
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