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Monday, March 9, 2O2O

Tolentino: Time to focus on Asiad,


next sEA Games
BY BoNG PEDRALVEZ . bronze medals in one their best
Edence that despite the rvorld_
pedotmances in the Asian conti_ scrapped "because I believe rhis rs
AITHOUGH the Tokyo OJl,mpic nental sports showcase jn Takarta
wrde outbreak of the coronarius
oest opporrunin, rlat we have in
\rames is JUSt OVer four months drsease rhar began in China. the
and Palembang. Indonesla two frnally winning a gold medal...
awal; Philippine Olynpic Commir-
years ago.
olympics Games wouid oulh Tolendno cJt;d rhe likes of
tee presideot Rep. Bambol rhrough in th. 1"p"""s. .ipirri
Tolen Then last Decembet. Team worJd gymnasdcs champron
Car
ono said its time for the countv ln Jury.
los Edriel Yulo and Rjo Olympic
Ph.ilippin es regained th. South.u.i
to focus on r$ preparations for
th! "There has been rto Dosmone
Asran,Games crown on home _Grmes silver medalisr Hidviin
Z02l Sourheasr Asian Games anrl ment in the history of rhe Oi"-_
gtouods wrdl a remafkable harrl o€ lJraz, still rn rbe midsr of ie,
2022 Asian Games. pics. Either you cincel it or p'ush
149 gold, I l7 silver and l2l
bronz. Olyrnpic qualifldng campaisn. who
througb wjth it'. $e pOC ;hieF
- "Some of our athletes are still
btdding to qualii' for the Olr.rnoics
medals in the i0th edition of
the noced. "If I recall right. ir trzs can_
could break rhe dioushi "
but rhose are just few; ir.s riml to
brennia.l regionai meet.
celled d4ce: the 6rsi in l9t 6 u.hen . Also^b the runnitrlfoi gold is
,,\sun (rames women's street sk,tre_
Toienrino said rhat wbile de
tocus our a[endon in preDarins
for -
tendhg rhe overall champiorishio
tsedin was supposed to be the hosr
board champjon Marqielyn Arda
2021 Southeast Ar;"rr'Cu-l, in because of the 6rst lVorld War
_the
Vremam as wel as th e 2022 Asiqn
would be rough when rh. Vi"-rrn'_
and in 1940 ftIelsinki) and 1944
Didal, rvho r..*p".tid to make
ese hosr the nexrSEA Games,..we
(-ondon) because of the seconri
the_ cur and be among the pinoy
Games in China,.. Tolentino
said
durjng the Phil-ppine Sporrswiters
woujd nor like ro slip so far doion
World Wa. " athJetes qing io Tokyo. accordjnq
the standings similar to what to Tolentino
,.rssoctauon Awards Nisht ar the hao- Clung the fact rhar the disease
pened after we won the (overill Since rhe phiJrppines made irs
Maniia Hotel last Fridav] doesn't thdve in warm veathe,
crown) in 2005. Olympic debutin rhe 1924 edinon
The Phi_lippioes is cbmins ofF "pag-dating ng summer in
"We should also statt our build_ [.rlv sa Ta_ in Paris. France. national standard_
splendid showings in both pan baka malusaw na ito and
e;n.s.
wlth- l1noy campaigners girnet_
up for rhe 2022 Asian Games in
have-the Oll,rnpics.* Tolen tino
we .i.i tl bearers could on\,muster l gtand
Hangzhou, China." seid. rotal of three silvcr medals. ri,o of
tng tour gold. rwo silvet ind 15
Tolentino also expressed con_
ile sald ir would be lamen- them from boxing,
table in rhe event the OJympics as well as set.en
is btonze medals.

PAqrt; *Bp"

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