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Team sports athletes out of SEAG list
By Olmin Leyba, The Philippine Star
Posted at 06/20/2013 12:27 PM | Updated as of 06/20/2013 12:27 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Contingents from team sports – including the fancied men's basketball squad – didn't make the initial number of 200 athletes the Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission Southeast Asian Games task force is considering for the coming SEAG.
Chef de mission Jeff Tamayo said around 120-130 of this number fall under the criteria (gold and silver medal credential and potential to win) while they left a "space" of 60 slots open for those still trying to justify their inclusion in the contingent.
One of those missing was basketball as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has yet to submit its entry to the task force. Confusion on basketball's participation in the SEAG arose yesterday when a secretary from SBP supposedly told the POC body they are no longer sending a team.
But SBP deputy executive director Bernie Atienza dismissed the reported pullout.
"Firstly, we'll not make an official announcement through a secretary. Any official statement will come from MVP (SBP president Manny V. Pangilinan) or executive director Sonny Barrios," Atienza said, adding the secretary went to the POC office merely "to submit documents for the Asian Youth Games."
He reiterated that they haven't received any formal communication from POC regarding the latter’s position on team sports.
"We're still waiting for the POC's official stand whether they will recommend sending a basketball team or not. If they say yes, we're ready to send a team and if they say no, we'll cooperate."
The POC and the PSC, considering the sports and events on tap in Myanmar, had earlier expressed their inclination to field a lean delegation and not prioritize sports that entail numerous athletes (and bigger funding) but only stake one medal.
According to Tamayo, the task force included 30 slots for dragonboat, all of whom are gold medal potentials.
However, football, which seeks to send men's and women's teams and a futsal squad, has been virtually ruled out, along with volleyball as Tamayo said "they can't guarantee gold or silver."
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By Olmin Leyba, The Philippine Star
Posted at 06/20/2013 12:27 PM | Updated as of 06/20/2013 12:27 PM
MANILA, Philippines - Contingents from team sports – including the fancied men's basketball squad – didn't make the initial number of 200 athletes the Philippine Olympic Committee-Philippine Sports Commission Southeast Asian Games task force is considering for the coming SEAG.
Chef de mission Jeff Tamayo said around 120-130 of this number fall under the criteria (gold and silver medal credential and potential to win) while they left a "space" of 60 slots open for those still trying to justify their inclusion in the contingent.
One of those missing was basketball as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has yet to submit its entry to the task force. Confusion on basketball's participation in the SEAG arose yesterday when a secretary from SBP supposedly told the POC body they are no longer sending a team.
But SBP deputy executive director Bernie Atienza dismissed the reported pullout.
"Firstly, we'll not make an official announcement through a secretary. Any official statement will come from MVP (SBP president Manny V. Pangilinan) or executive director Sonny Barrios," Atienza said, adding the secretary went to the POC office merely "to submit documents for the Asian Youth Games."
He reiterated that they haven't received any formal communication from POC regarding the latter’s position on team sports.
"We're still waiting for the POC's official stand whether they will recommend sending a basketball team or not. If they say yes, we're ready to send a team and if they say no, we'll cooperate."
The POC and the PSC, considering the sports and events on tap in Myanmar, had earlier expressed their inclination to field a lean delegation and not prioritize sports that entail numerous athletes (and bigger funding) but only stake one medal.
According to Tamayo, the task force included 30 slots for dragonboat, all of whom are gold medal potentials.
However, football, which seeks to send men's and women's teams and a futsal squad, has been virtually ruled out, along with volleyball as Tamayo said "they can't guarantee gold or silver."
www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/06/20/13/team-sports-athletes-out-seag-list