Manila, May 20 -- The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will implement innovations for a better and modern Batang Pinoy National Championships in General Santos City on Oct. 25 to 30.

More than 15,000 athletes aged 17 and below will compete in aquatics, archery, arnis, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, chess, cycling, dancesport, futsal, gymnastics, jiu-jitsu, kickboxing, karate, muay, pencak silat, sepak takraw, soft tennis, tennis, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and wushu.

"Our main objective for this year's Batang Pinoy is to provide the delegates an excellent experience as if they are competing in a global level of competition," PSC Chair Richard Bachmann said at the Philippine Sportswriters A...