Team PH could regain SEAG title - Cojuangco

By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines – Unless the host country scraps most of the events where the Philippines is strong at, the Filipinos can look forward to a repeat of their 2005 showing in the Southeast Asian Games.

“We are targetting the overall title,” said Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose Cojuangco yesterday.

The Philippines wound up overall champion for the first time in SEA Games history when it hosted the biennial event in 2005. But since then, it has fallen to sixth in Thailand in 2007 and fifth in Laos in 2009.

Philippine Sports Commission chairman said a few days ago that a third-place finish in Indonesia on Nov. 11 to 25 (11-11-11) should make the Filipinos happy.

“To be honest our target is to finish in the top three. Our performance has been improving throughout the year and we have more time to prepare for this one,” said PSC chairman Richie Garcia.

Among the medal-rich events that can be scrapped if the hosts want to are chess, billiards, taekwondo or even wushu. If these events are scrapped the Philippines stands to lose at least a dozen gold medals even before the Games begin.

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I doubt that the Philippines will be on the top 3 in the medal standings in this year's south east asian games. Though I think the Filipinos will be fourth this time in the medal standings. But the good thing about this report is that the Philippine  
Sports Officials are doing what they can to regain the lost glory of the country. Anyhow, good luck team Philippines.


via reuters