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.