PSC limits Asiad funding to 284 delegates
MANILA—It’s final.
The Philippine Sports Commission will only fund the participation of 284 athletes, coaches, managers and key personnel to the Guangzhou Asian Games next month.
No one else.
Moying Martelino, a member of the Philippine Olympic Committee’s Asiad screening panel, said yesterday that anyone not on the master list “will have to pay for themselves.”
According to Martelino, 191 athletes, 53 coaches and 16 team managers comprise the main bulk of the delegation.
Also part of the 284-strong contingent are RP chef de mission Joey Romasanta, deputy chief Chippy Espiritu, 12 medical officers and 10 administrative staffers.
Martelino said the airfare and billeting of POC president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr., chair Monico Puentevella and secretary general Steve Hontiveros will be shouldered by the Olympic Council of Asia.
The OCA will also fly technical officials from various sports to Guangzhou.
Martelino also said the applications for accreditation of chess Grandmaster Joey Antonio and seven shooters are still pending.
“As of last week, there was no confirmation yet on their application,” Martelino said.
Romasanta said Saturday that the discredited dragonboat squads would appeal their inclusion in the Asiad contingent to the POC executive board.
Martelino said he and 10 other administrative personnel will leave on Nov. 7 to attend the delegation registration meeting the following day and arrange the room assignments of the contingent.
He said the main wave of 150 athletes and coaches will arrive in Guangzhou’s Athletes’ Village on Nov. 10.
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