Agustin Kitan

Date of Birth: August 6, 1976

Hometown:  Bauko, Mountain Province

Disability: Orthopedic impairment

Cause of Disability: Polio

Years in Competitive Sports: Since 1996

Recent Awards and Accomplishments:

• Silver Medalist, 2011 Asian Paralympic Games

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The 2012 Paralympic Games in London is Agustin Kitan’s second stint as a Paralympic athlete. Kitan’s good showing in various Asian competitions led to his initial participation in the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Greece.

Kitan, who has polio and hails from Baguio City, has been training hard since May 2012 when he was informed that he would be included in the London delegation.—Mario Ignacio IV

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