There will be more involvement from the private sector and many other countries when efforts to sustain Philippines’ best ever showing yet in the Olympic Games get moving.
Sending elite athletes to train abroad and in high-performance training centers will most likely take place in the next three years.
Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino said he is in talks with numerous National Olympic Committees following his return from the Tokyo Olympics.
Tolentino said while he was in Japan, he was able to visit a high-performance facility that is managed by a university.
The equipment used to monitor the performances of athletes opened his eyes on what technologies can help them perform better during competition.
“With that, mahihirapan talaga ang government dahil wala tayong ganu’n. So, dito papasok ang private sector,” said Tolentino.
The POC chief talked about the role that the private sector will play as the country’s top athletes get ready for the Olympics in Paris, Brisbane, and Los Angeles.
Philippine Sports Commission chairman William Ramirez will be discussing with the POC and members of the private sector on the future of 19 Filipino athletes who competed in the Tokyo Olympics.
Their participation in competitions that will help them qualify for the Paris Olympics will be mapped out and tackled in detail, to be included in a playbook that will serve as a guide for athletes, coaches, national sports associations, and private sponsors for major international competitions.
Ramirez said there is a need to have scientific approach in their training, after observing the performances of medallists like weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who spearheaded the Philippine campaign by snatching a gold medal in the 55-kg. class of women’s weightlifting.
Boxers Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio got silvers in the men’s flyweight and women’s featherweight categories, while pro Eumir Marcial took the bronze medal in the men’s middleweight.
