Philippine sports is in dire straits, and the country’s disastrous campaign in the last SEA Games only exposed the calvary the Filipino athlete has had to surmount to achieve parity with his Asian peers
The Philippine Olympic Committee plans to further dissect the country’s flop in the recent Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia after less than half of the National Sports Association showed up for an assessment meeting, an official from the ruling sports body said Wednesday.
The Philippine flag was officially raised for the 26th Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday with delegation officials and athletes attending the ceremony at the Governor’s mansion here.
With its medal hopes in football quashed, the Philippines is looking to other sports for redemption as the bulk of the contingent starts arriving Wednesday for the 26th Southeast Asian Games.
After just one day in this traffic-heavy Indonesian capital, one of two acting Philippine chiefs of mission to the 26th Southeast Asian Games has already described the 26th edition here as the “most chaotic” he has ever seen.
JAKARTA—A total of 252 gold medals will be contested in 23 s ports scheduled in Jakarta of the 26th Southeast Asian Games, which gets going on Friday with a glitzy Opening Ceremony at Palembang province in South Sumatra. Of the 23 sports, however, the Philippines can only be considered as threats in a very minimal [...]
Officials and athletes from other foreign countries started arriving in this bustling Indonesian capital on Saturday, getting acquainted with conditions in their respective venues five days before the 26th Southeast Asian Games formally gets off the ground.
The Philippine baseball team just might strike out without taking a swing.
