Filipino athletes will be busy this year, starting with the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Feb. 7 to 14.<\/p>\n
Other major tournaments lined up for Team Philippines are the 12th World Games in Chengdu, in China (Aug. 7-17), 3rd Asian Youth Olympics Games in Bahrain (Oct. 22-31) and 33rd Thailand Southeast Asian Games in the cities of Bangkok, Chonburi and Songkhla (Dec. 9-20).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a busy year marked with major international competitions,\u201d Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president and PhilCycling chief Abraham Tolentino said after meeting his new executive board in Makati City on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re aiming to send as many capable and qualified athletes as possible to these games and we\u2019re targeting the best possible results.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tolentino had earlier said the Harbin Games will be the springboard for the country\u2019s quest for its first Winter Olympics medal.<\/p>\n
The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will be held in Saudi Arabia’s capital city Riyadh early 2026.<\/p>\n
First vice president Al Panlilio (basketball), treasurer Dr. Jose Raul Canlas (surfing), auditor Donaldo Caringal (volleyball), and board members Leonora Escollante (canoe-kayak), Alvin Aguilar (wrestling), Ferdinand Agustin (jiu-jitsu,), Alexander Sulit (judo), Leah Gonzales (fencing) and Jessie Lacuna (Athletes Commission) met with Tolentino.<\/p>\n
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, International Olympic Committee representative to the Philippines, also attended the meeting, while second vice president Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez of modern pentathlon couldn\u2019t make it.<\/p>\n
The POC will hold its first General Assembly next week.<\/p>\n
The Executive Board reorganized key posts, including Wharton Chan who remained as secretary-general, Marcus Andaya (legal), Billie Sumagui (membership), Alberto Agra (arbitration), Michael Vargas (international affairs), Escollante (gender equality), Canlas (medical and anti-doping), Sulit (safe sports), and Marcus Jarwin Manalo (technical).<\/p>\n
Before the meeting, the board offered prayers for former secretary-general Edwin Gastanes, who passed away in December 2024. (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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