The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) is sending a total of 1,233 delegates for the 32ndSoutheast Asian Games in Cambodia on May 5 to 17.
*Team Philippines will be competing in all events at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. (File Photo)*
POC President Bambol Tolentino made the announcement during the General Assembly Wednesday, March 15, where the delegation will be composed of 905 athletes and 257 officials. “I’m confident these are all fighting athletes,” Tolentino said. “They will be competing in all the events despite the odds.” The Cambodia-bound SEAG team exceeds the 656 athletes who competed in 38 sports in last year’s 31stedition in Hanoi, Vietnam. The PH team eventually finished fourth with 52 gold, 70 silver and 104 bronze medals. The team to Cambodia also approximates the 2019 Philippine hosting where 1,119 Filipino athletes competed in the 56 sports. Cambodia has programmed a 608-event, 38-sport first-time hosting of the Games—but has also set unique rules particularly in combat sports where except for the host, the other countries couldn’t field full teams in certain events. The POC also scheduled a formal sendoff ceremony for Team Philippines on April 15 at the Philippine International Convention Center.
*Team Philippines will be competing in all events at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. (File Photo)*
POC President Bambol Tolentino made the announcement during the General Assembly Wednesday, March 15, where the delegation will be composed of 905 athletes and 257 officials. “I’m confident these are all fighting athletes,” Tolentino said. “They will be competing in all the events despite the odds.” The Cambodia-bound SEAG team exceeds the 656 athletes who competed in 38 sports in last year’s 31stedition in Hanoi, Vietnam. The PH team eventually finished fourth with 52 gold, 70 silver and 104 bronze medals. The team to Cambodia also approximates the 2019 Philippine hosting where 1,119 Filipino athletes competed in the 56 sports. Cambodia has programmed a 608-event, 38-sport first-time hosting of the Games—but has also set unique rules particularly in combat sports where except for the host, the other countries couldn’t field full teams in certain events. The POC also scheduled a formal sendoff ceremony for Team Philippines on April 15 at the Philippine International Convention Center.