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Sunday, September 06, 2009 |
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SPECIAL
REPORT: SPORTS HOBBLED BY POLITICS |
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Leaders’ rows plunge RP sports to its worst |
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By Krista Angela M. Montealegre, Reporter
Just as in the political scene, turf wars, partisan rivalries and
unstatesmanlike self-seeking blight Philippine sports so much that
conflicts between leaders have plunged RP sports to its worst state
ever.
Aware of the political blight, the senior member
of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Frank Elizalde,
adviced the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) general assembly to
veer away from politics when he spoke right after the controversial
POC election in November last year.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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SEA Games training spooked by
Peping-Harry fight
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The country’s best athletes will kick off their quest for the
elusive gold in the next Olympics when they participate in the 5th
Southeast Asian (SEA) Games this December.
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Boxing, baseball leaders models of statesmanship
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Even though some national sports associations are engrossed in
leadership clashes, a few—like the Amateur Boxing Association of
the Philippines (ABAP) and the Philippine Amateur Baseball
Association (PABA)—managed to transfer power very peacefully.
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Goodbye to badminton’s search for gold, glory
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The way things are going, it seems that the tug-of-war for the
leadership in the Philippine Badminton Association is here to stay.
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Sports commission’s power of the purse
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The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is a nongovernment
organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). It was established in 1911 but was officially recognized as
member of the IOC family only in 1929.
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