MAMBAJAO, Nov. 30 -- The athletic competitions organized by state universities and colleges in Mindanao have become the training ground for a number of athletes who have competed in local and international sports events, a school official said on Saturday. Dr. Nelson Cabral, management committee chairman of the Mindanao Association of State Tertiary Schools (Masts), said their organization has been training and preparing student-athletes to compete not just in local but also abroad. Cabral is also the president of the Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College, one of the government-run tertiary education institutions that participated in the 30th Masts Friendship Games in the province from Nov. 24 to 29. "We have been producing athletes that...