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Friday, February 14, 2025

Busy PSC year with PH’s hosting of 3 world meets

THE Philippine Sports Commission is committing its resources to the country’s participation in several international meets and hosting of three world championships in volleyball, gymnastics and futsal during the course of the year 2025.

PSC chairman Richard Bachmann said he is involved in talks over the country’s hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship on September 12 to 28, the 2025 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships from July 12 to 21 and the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup 2025 set from November 21 to December 7.

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Bachmann said the government sports agency will be involved in the staging of the volleyball meet that will be done through the efforts of the  Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF).

An inter-agency meeting is already working on identifying the needs of volleyball organizers, now in close coordination with government and private stakeholders since the start the new year.

Officials of the PSC were around when the PNVF and its president Tats Suzara, who is also the Asian Volleyball Confederation president, met with the Executive Board of the Local Organizing Committee for the FIVB MWCH 2025 as they convened a meeting earlier this week.

Meanwhile, the agency is coordinating with the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines in its the bid to host the 2025 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships this July.

The PSC is also firming up its commitment with the Philippine Football Federation, which looks at the Philsports Complex in Pasig City and another venue, Victorias City, concerning the  hosting of the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup 2025 late this year.

The venues were identified following the approval of the international federation, FIFA, and discussions with PFF president John Gutierrez.

Aside from these, the PSC is also allotting funds to support the country’s participation in the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games, set from February 7 to 14, 2025 in the winter resort city of Harbin, China, and the coming Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December.

“My first agenda would be the Asian Winter Games next month. So, we are coordinating with the Philippine Olympic Committee and formed a technical committee to handle this,” said Bachmann, following his talks with chef de mission Richard Lim.

Bachmann said the PSC is looking into its available funds, which could reach more than P1 billion this year.

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