PHILIPPINE EMBASSY, ANKARA HOLDS WINTER 10-PIN BOWLING TOURNAMENT FOR DIPLOMATIC CORPS  

27 February 2007 – Philippine Ambassador to Turkey Bahnarim A. Guinomla reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that the Embassy organized the 1^st Winter Diplomatic 10-pin Bowling Tournament on 17 February 2007 at the Bilkent Rollhouse for the Diplomatic Corps and members of the local media. The Embassy won the championship and Men’s Singles event.  

With the cold Turkish winter, restricted mobility and limited opportunities for recreational activities, the Embassy saw the chance to foster camaraderie and friendship among the members of the diplomatic corps through a bowling tournament.  

The 3-game series bowling tournament was participated in by twelve teams, comprising of 45 male and female bowlers from the ASEAN resident missions in Ankara .  

Among those who joined the one-day tournament were the Ambassadors and their respective teams from the Philippines , Indonesia , Thailand , and Vietnam , and the Counselor and Army and Naval Attachés of Malaysia. The Israeli Ambassador and military attaché and their spouses led the Israeli team.  

The Ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates , Bulgaria , Latvia , Sudan and the Counselor of the Czech Republic competed in a team led by Ms. Oznur Cevik, Editor of the Social and Diplomatic page of The New Anatolian, Turkey 's largest independent English-language newspaper.  

The US Embassy had one participant and the Iraqi and Algerian ambassadors were present to watch the games. END

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