(NI VT ROMANO, Saksi Ngayon, Sports Editor)
WALANG dahilan ang mga atleta para maapektuhan ang kanilang preparasyon sa 30th SEA Games. At lalong hindi dahilan ang naging problema sa POC at alegasyon ng korapsyon para hindi sila makapag-perform nang maayos sa biennial meet.
Ito ang inihayag ni Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman William Ramirez sa harap ng mediamen kamakalawa ng gabi.
“I would speculate that what’s happening in the Philippine sports, they are also affected but the squabbles in the POC is not the reason. Our athletes are mature to take care of their problems,” lahad ni Ramirez.
Ayon kay Ramirez, gumagastos ang gobyerno para sa exposures ng mga atleta sa abroad bilang bahagi ng preparasyon sa SEA Games.
“The the end of the day, I can see positive side of the problems, who knows, we might perform well. Now, it’s August. We have only three months left. Very tight,” dagdag pa ng PSC chief.
Samantala, sinabi rin ni Ramirez na nananatiling nasa kalendaryo ang preparsayon ng Pilipinas sa SEA Games hosting.
“The President have committed the SEA Games to the Asean countries, there’s no doubt. That’s why he is ordering the PSC to really proceed to the hosting,” lahad ni Ramirez.
“But then again, PHISGOC and POC are part of it (hosting). The problem of the POC is their problem, it’s not SEA Games. The PSC will work very hard. We are still with the timeline,” dagdag pa ni Ramirez.
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