Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (PATAFA) President Philip Ella Juico said that marathoner Mary Joy Tabal needs to submit a reinstatement letter to PATAFA to formally qualify for the Rio Olympics.

“So then she [Tabal] needs to do it [submitting a reinstatement letter]. She left the national team last year and I’m hoping she will listen to us now,” Juico told The Manila Times in a phone interview on Wednesday. “Joy [Tabal] must comply to all requirements the soonest.”

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