Philippine Asian News Today Vol 19 No 13 | Page 29

July 1 - 15, 2017
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY
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SEA Games Update
“Doable.”
This
was
how
the
joint Philippine Olympic
Committee-Philippine Sports
Commission 29th Southeast
Asian Games Task Force chair
Tom Carrasco described the
projection of the country’s
improving its sixth place
overall finish in the biennial
conclave’s last staging two
years ago.
“Yeah, indeed, we are in
a position to at least end up
fifth, if not fourth overall in this
year’s SEA Games, Carrasco,
who also heads the Triathlon
Association of the Philippines,
attested, in an interview with
Spin.ph last week.
In announcing the final
composition of the 498-
athlete national contingent,
gymnastics president Cynthia
Carrion, the POC-appointed
chef de mission,
was quoted as predicting
the delegation is capable
of winning 50 gold medals,
enough for the Philippines to
duplicate a fifth place finish
the 2015.
“Never mind if that we