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PSC to provide for NSA needs

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FOR now, the Philippine Sports Commission won’t be providing financial assistance for national sports associations which are busy preparing their athletes in the coming 2017 Southeast Asian Games.

Instead, the government sports agency will provide logistical support in their effort to get the athletes ready.

Tom Carrasco, SEA Games Task Force on the Philippine Olympic Committee side, said during the weekly PSA Forum at the Golden Phoenix Hotel the NSAs will have until Feb. 4 to do inform the PSC of their needs.

This will help the PSC in its efforts to help the athletes be better equipped for competition.

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“The PSC has taken over the procurement function of the NSAs. There will be no financial assistance. We told the NSAs to submit their requests,” said Carrasco, who spoke in the presence of newly-designated chef de mission Cynthia Carrion.

SEA Games chef de mission Cynthia Carrion (center) speaks to newsmen during  the PSA Forum at the Golden Phoenix Hotel. With her are, right: Tom Carrasco SEAG Task Force head and Raymond Lee Reyes of Karatedo federation. Lino Santos

So far, Carrasco said 80 percent of the NSAs have already complied with the PSC’s request.

On the other hand, Carrasco said the task force has identified nine sports which can deliver medals during the Games.

These include athletics, aquatics, gymnastics, sailing, sepak takraw and taekwondo.

The task force, which is co-led by PSC chairman William Ramirez and triathlon’s Tom Carrasco, have listed down three sets of criteria.

 An initial list of 535 athletes from 31 sports were submitted to the SEA Games organizing committee last month.

According to the criteria listed, athletes who had previous experience in the SEA Games tops the priority list for the selection group.

Second are those who made achievements in other international meets.

Third on the list are development athletes. Those with potential for high performances and have measurable achievements as well as those who have excelled in team events.

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