PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) members savored the success from the Paris Olympics campaign during their General Assembly on Wednesday with the preparations for the 33rd Southeast Games in Thailand next year and the POC elections this November keeping the body busy at the East Ocean Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe SEA Games next year in Thailand is a concern, we\u2019re bound to lose eight gold medals in four sports dropped by the Thais from their program,\u201d POC president Abraham \u201cBambol\u201d Tolentino said. \u201cBut we\u2019re not losing hope, the appeal is there, and it will be decided in a SEAG Federation meeting next month.\u201d<\/p>\n
The SEAG Federation will meet on October 15 to update preparations for the SEA Games Thailand is hosting from December 9 to 20, 2025, in Bangkok, Chonburi and Sonkhia.<\/p>\n
Onerous in the agenda is the POC\u2019s\u2014and that of other SEA Games nations\u2014appeal for weightlifting, wushu, jiu-jitsu and karate, all traditional SEAG sport, to be inserted in the program.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a tough task considering that the Thais will be hard-pressed to dominate the games,\u201d said Tolentino, who was hailed by the assembly for his election to a four-year term as Olympic Council of Asia Legal Committee chairman during the organization\u2019s meeting last Sunday in New Delhi.<\/p>\n
Also discussed were:<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The reappointment of karate\u2019s Richard Lim as chef de mission to the Asian Winter Games from February 7 to 14 next year in Harbin, China, following the cancelation of the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) in Thailand this November,<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Saudi Arabia will host the canceled AIMAG in still-to-be-determined dates and specific venue in 2025,<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Initial details of the 20th<\/sup>\u00a0Asian Games in Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, 2026.<\/p>\n –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Members of the Commission on Elections for the POC elections on November 29.<\/p>\n Chartered Arbiter and Accredited Mediator Atty. Teodoro Kalaw IV returns as chairman of the POC electoral body after his stints in 2020 and 2024 and he will be joined by Colegio de San Juan de Letran Rector President Fr. Napoleon Encarnacion, OP, and Philippine Sports Commission Commissioner Olivia \u201cBong\u201d Coo as members.<\/p>\n The POC assembly unanimously approved the appointments.<\/p>\n \u201cThe COMELEC led by Atty. Kalaw will lay down the rules of the elections and they will set the deadline for the filing of candidacy and handle screening of the candidates,\u201d said Tolentino, who will seek another full four-year term as president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PHILIPPINE Olympic Committee (POC) members savored the success from the Paris Olympics campaign during their General Assembly on Wednesday with the preparations for the 33rd Southeast Games in Thailand next year and the POC elections this November keeping the body busy at the East Ocean Seafood Restaurant in Pasay City. \u201cThe SEA Games next year…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[134],"class_list":["post-2203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-philippine-olympic-committee"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t