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THE Philippine Sports Commission will limit the
number of officials instead of trimming down the athletes for the
24th Thailand Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima province
slated December 6-15.
PSC commissioner Richie Garcia
said that the oversight committee might cut down the number of
officials due to budgetary constraint to accommodate other athletes
who will pass the criteria set by the SEA Games Task Force.
“We are looking for that
possible solution to give chance to potential medalists. Kung hindi
naman kailangan ‘yung official, doon tayo magbabawas,” said
Garcia who also heads the Task Force along with co-members Julian
Camacho of wushu, Mark Joseph of swimming, Romeo Ribano of squash
and PSC commissioner Joey Mundo.
The Task Force now has 356
initial lists of athletes that include gold and silver medalists in
the 2005 Manila SEA Games and all medalists in the 2006 Doha Asian
Games.
Big bulk of athletes from team
events such as basketball, football and volleyball are expected to
be added in the delegation when the Task Force start meeting with
the National Sports Associations next week.
--Emil Noguera
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