MANILA, Philippines – Mona Sulaiman, one of the country’s athletic greats, has passed away. Sulaiman came from a humble beginning in Cotabato and even competed barefoot in local and regional meets. Sportshub ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1And then questions about her gender came. “Two days before Mona (Sulaiman) died, her niece (Mary Jane Neri) texted me and told me she’s looking for people who helped her along the way including Elma,” said national team coach Jojo Posadas, husband of Elma Muros-Posadas, in Filipino. “But Elma was out-of-town with the Philippine Sports Institute people and couldn’t go although she would have wanted to go,” he added.

Source: Philippine Star December 22, 2017 06:45 UTC