A list of the top five biggest sports heartbreaks in the history of the Philippines:
1. Philippines losing to South Korea in 2002 Asian Games
2. Onyok Velasco getting robbed of the gold medal in 1996 Atlanta Olympics
3. Manny Pacquiao getting knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez
4. All of the other losses of the Philippines to South Korea in basketball
5. KathNiel breakup
Filipino athletes have experienced pain, sorrow, and anguish in the past. But perhaps nothing prepared them for the rush of emotions they felt after celebrity couple Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla announced their breakup.
It was seismic news that shook the entire archipelago.
OK, we may have exaggerated a bit in those last few sentences—sorry, nadala lang—but there's no denying that even the sporting community was affected.
Just ask volleyball star Jovelyn Gonzaga.
The Cignal HD Spikers veteran was one of the first athletes to react to the KathNiel split. She has admitted several times in the past that she's a big fan of the former couple. And it looks like she's still affected.
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On Sunday, Gonzaga reposted on her Instagram Story a TikTok compilation video of sweet moments of Bernardo and Padilla from a vacation abroad. Although, quite humorously, the 32-year-old opposite hitter added this caption: "Saktan ko lang kayo ulit."
Well, at least it seems Gonzaga is slowly coping with the KathNiel breakup.
Quite a brave move for her to watch a romantic compilation video of KathNiel, especially with the background music of "Can't Help Falling in Love," plus the lovely lines they told each other and the—sorry, this is too much, we can't do this, masyado pang masakit.