FOR now, 25 national sports associations will get the equipment needed to support the training and preparation of national athletes in the coming Southeast Asian Games.
Tom Carrasco, SEA Games Task Force on the Philippine Olympic Committee side, said this after a meeting with officials of the Philippines Sports Commission.
These NSAs, according to Carrasco are expected to get to meet their logistical requirement now that the government sports agency is almost done finalizing its procurement efforts.
“Naaayos na ang procurement ng equipment for the SEA Games,” said Carrasco.
He said there are a total of 37 NSAs that are requesting for equipment from the PSC.
And they are still reviewing some requests, including one coming from the Philippine National Shooting Association.
PNSA president Richard Fernandez is asking the agency for support in its request for ammunition, and is currently being addressed.
Carrasco said the task force has identified nine sports which can deliver medals during the Games.
This includes athletics, aquatics, gymnastics, sailing, sepak takraw and taekwondo.
An initial list of 535 athletes from 31 sports were submitted to the SEA Games organizing committee last month.
