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The Philippines' team in the 2022 Asean Para Games (Photo from PSC) MANILA - President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. gave Filipino paralympic athletes a presidential sendoff, wishing them good luck as they compete in the 11th Asean Para Games set from July 30 to Aug. 6 in Solo, Indonesia. "I would just like to send my good luck wishes to Team Philippines who are flying now to the 11th Asean Para Games," Marcos said in a video message on Saturday. He expressed confidence that they would also match the success of other Filipino athletes in the previous international events. "At siguro naman mapapantayan ninyo ang mga success story na nakita natin sa ating mga ibang atleta na nakipag laban sa mga international games na kagaya nito. Good luck sa inyong lahat at ako'y nakakasiguro na pasisikatin nanaman ninyo ang Pilipinas (And maybe you can match the success stories we have seen in our other athletes who fought in international games like this. Good luck ....
MANILA The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC)-backed Team Philippines left for Solo, Indonesia Tuesday morning on a chartered flight to start their 11th Asean Para Games (APG) campaign, four days before the opening ceremony. The Games officially start on July 30 and will run until August 6. The national team will be vying for honors at the biggest biennial multisport event for differently-abled athletes against the 11 member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). The Philippine contingent will compete in 12 sports - archery (nine athletes), athletics (24), badminton (9), boccia (4), chess (22), goalball (6), judo (6), powerlifting (8), sitting volleyball (10), swimming (12), table tennis (13), wheelchair basketball men (12), and wheelchair basketball women (4). They are accompanied by 38 coaches, and 40 team officials. The PSC granted a total of PHP51.2 million in financial assistance to fully support the campaign of the 222-man Philippine Para Team delegati ....