50 Million peso training budget for Phil Team to Asian Games
By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 28 Jan 2014
In an effort to ensure a strong performance in the coming 17th Asian Games, the Philippine Sports Commission has earmarked no less than P50 million for training alone of the national contingent that will be tasked to carry the country's colors in the quadrennial meet set September 19 to October 4 in Incheon, South Korea.
This was announced by PSC Chair Ritchie Garcia, who, incidentally, was appointed chef de mission of the Asiad delegation in last week's first consultative meeting with members of the just-formed Games task force and representatives of national sports associations.
"Yes, the PSC is allotting P50 million, which all the NSAs, whose athletes will be participating, can avail of provided they can show proof that said athletes are qualified to earn the trip to Incheon," Garcia clarified.
"We are doing this to assure our countrymen that we are serious in preparing our athletes so that they can perform well with the end in view of improving our showing our years ago in Guangzhou in China," Garcia stressed.
The amount, which will include international exposure needed, the PSC top honcho added, is apart from the P30 million his agency has appropriated for the country's actual participation. Later in the same day, during the SCOOP Sa Kamayan On Air radio program aired over DZAR, task force member, Der. Jay Adalem, dissected the criteria by which an athlete shall earn the trip.
To be considered, according to Dr. Adalem are gold medalists in last year's Southeast Asian Games, Top performers in international and regional, including world championships and Asian level meets the past three years (2011, 2012 and 2013) as well as events scheduled before the Asiad.
Dr. Adalem though clarified that SEA Games gold medal winners as well as top performers in Asian and continental championships are not an automatic cinch to make it to the delegation.
"In measurable sports, like track and field and swimming, an athlete, to qualify must submit their personal best, which, in turn, will be compared to Asian Games and Asian level records,' Dr. Adalem, who represents the Samahang Basketbol Ng Pilipinas in the task force, explained.
"In subjective sports (events where results depend on human decision), an athlete's consistency in his/her performance in 2011, 2012, 2013 and early 2014, will be considered, he added.
"Performances in measurable sports should fall within the top 8. This is because para ang isang atleta ay pumasok sa finals ng kanyang event, dapat nasa top eight siya," he reasoned out. "In subjective sports, dapat top 5."
Dr. Adalem cited the Philippine basketball and women's softball teams, which ended up second and fourth, respectively in the Asian level competitions, as examples of top 5 performance requirements.
"NSAs are also required to submit a comprehensive sports program for this year with time trable of progress of athletes and coaches performances," he said. "the task force will monitor and check the implementation of those programs to be submitted."
The NSAs, Dr. Adalem, also said, should check their international federation rules and regulations on the qualification and eligibility of athletes with dual citizenship.
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