The Philippine team to the Myanmar (Burma)
Southeast Asian Games this December is down to 130 with the exclusion of
football and futsal bets from an initial list of 200 athletes.
Philippine chef de mission Jeff Tamayo yesterday said the latest figure was a result of a decision by Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr. and Philippine Sports Commission chair Richie Garcia to strictly follow the criteria that allows the inclusion of only the gold medalists in the previous SEA Games and potential gold performers in the national delegation to the Dec. 11-22 biennial meet.
“They’re gone,” said Tamayo, referring to futsal and football, which wanted to send its men’s and women’s team even if it means funding its own participation.
“Cong. Peping and chair Richie are really pushing for a small delegation. We’re now in the process of scrutinizing the list and include only those who are really worthy of going to Myanmar (Burma),” said the POC second vice president.
Aside from individual athletes, Tamayo said only men’s basketball and the 30-man dragon boat squad passed the standard.
Tamayo said Filipino athletes will now compete in 20 of the 33 sports (460 events) at the most with medal-rich events such as swimming and shooting failing to submit their candidate athletes.
“We’re carefully evaluating who should go and who should stay. There will more be changes in the lineup as the SEA Games draws near,” said Tamayo, the soft tennis chief who heads the Philippine SEAG task force.
Wushu and chess have earlier sent word that they’re skipping the games as a sign of protest against Burma organizers, who had blatantly removed several Olympic sports and put indigenous disciplines to beef up their chances of winning gold medals.
They also added several events that Filipino athletes hardly know—14 in chess and seven in dragon boat apart from over 40 gold medals at stake in ethnic disciplines.
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Philippine chef de mission Jeff Tamayo yesterday said the latest figure was a result of a decision by Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco Jr. and Philippine Sports Commission chair Richie Garcia to strictly follow the criteria that allows the inclusion of only the gold medalists in the previous SEA Games and potential gold performers in the national delegation to the Dec. 11-22 biennial meet.
“They’re gone,” said Tamayo, referring to futsal and football, which wanted to send its men’s and women’s team even if it means funding its own participation.
“Cong. Peping and chair Richie are really pushing for a small delegation. We’re now in the process of scrutinizing the list and include only those who are really worthy of going to Myanmar (Burma),” said the POC second vice president.
Aside from individual athletes, Tamayo said only men’s basketball and the 30-man dragon boat squad passed the standard.
Tamayo said Filipino athletes will now compete in 20 of the 33 sports (460 events) at the most with medal-rich events such as swimming and shooting failing to submit their candidate athletes.
“We’re carefully evaluating who should go and who should stay. There will more be changes in the lineup as the SEA Games draws near,” said Tamayo, the soft tennis chief who heads the Philippine SEAG task force.
Wushu and chess have earlier sent word that they’re skipping the games as a sign of protest against Burma organizers, who had blatantly removed several Olympic sports and put indigenous disciplines to beef up their chances of winning gold medals.
They also added several events that Filipino athletes hardly know—14 in chess and seven in dragon boat apart from over 40 gold medals at stake in ethnic disciplines.
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wow. cant believe it.
ReplyDeleteQuick fix ksi pinoy. Kung keln tournmnt don mg organize ng team. Walng local talent At puro hugot abroad. Dapat lng yan
ReplyDeleteWhats that go to do with the non inclusion of football in the SEA games? Do you even know what the real issue is you fucking Ilonggo? The issue here is the ineptness and lack of vision of POC officials and the lack of leadership of Nonong ARaneta, your king. Get your facts right before you post here you fucking jerk.
DeleteIm not illingo and it will take 100 years beforw we can even cmpete with the likes of japan korea.
Deleteit will be 101 years now since our gracious leaders set us a year back.
Deletepwdeng bang buwagin ang PSC at POC , they are not doing anygood sa philippine sports .
ReplyDeletei agree!
DeleteTo Mr. Peping Cojuanco and Mr. Richie Garcia, you suck!
ReplyDeleteHonestly guys. Do you still think the U23 will win medals like they promised last time? They have nothing to show for, and i couldnt care less really. Let the losers sit home and watch at something they will never be able to accomplish.
ReplyDeleteif you couldn't care less, why are you spending time reading and posting in the comments section? f*ck off! there is not enough space for crabs like you.
Deleteare fcukin jerk? they need the exposure and international experience asslad which is better than the medal. they will also not use your tax paid if you're already paying for it cuz palami and sponsors will pay for it. so what's the point of sitting them home? crabby crap
ReplyDeleteYou dont really know what youre talking about. Last time they said they were good enough to fight for medals. Were they even close? Not by a long shot, and to think that they even got inforcements from the azkals.
DeleteThe point is, they have nothing to do there, and thats why they should sit home at home.
Im sure if Palami could send the azkals to the WC by paying for it, he would! But should they? No, coz they have nothing to do there either.
If they wanna send a team, send the futsal team. At least they are able to win a couple of games, but then again, who will back them up financially.
so your point is just to send a team if they have a chance? let's all stop playing then. there's no f**king chance we will win anything in the next olympics. close the pba, ufl, uaap, unigames, prisaa. we won't win anything.
DeleteI keep on wondering if you bandwagoners have even read the criteria from the PSC/POC. Its clear as day, but maybe you guys are so blind because the azkals suddenly have become something, that theyre stars locally and even internationally.
DeleteWho said anything about the PBA, UAAP etc. Do you even know what the UAAP is for?
You can call us bandwagoners all you like, but hey even little kids who would love to cheer for a team they could call their own are bandwagoners too? Haha! talk about the arrogance of know-it-all people! We only want to see our team play, play as hard as they could and learn from the experience. Even after a defeat we will have something to talk or rant about. Will not sending a team to the games help in promoting the sport? (which, sorry for my ignorance, I thought is the mandate of our sports organisations). The answer is simply NO.
DeletePSC and POC should not stop the participation of football as long as may budget ang PFF para dito. Pero in fairness naman sa kanila medyo kulang din tayo sa preparasyon because it took only less than a month to form a U23 team and suddenly has the confidence of winning it all just because we played good against the Singapore boys. The U23 manager wants this team to go on because he's afraid his big sponsors will back out and will no longer support him after this non inclusion fiasco.
ReplyDeleteexactly ...
DeleteIt's not about winning, it's about sports development, Stupid..
ReplyDeleteHey stupid, its always about winning. Why do you think the azkals always bring home the big guns even against minor teams? Its because they WANT to WIN! Same for the U23, but theyre far from achieving that.
Deletethey're bringing the big guns because it is part of promoting the sport. technique is best displayed if you have the best players on the pitch.
DeleteAng tanga nung sumagot ng stupid LOL. Syempre it is about winning, but you don't always have to win to achieve a goal! In the case of Philippine football, every tournament is a chance to move closer to our goal of winning. Kaya nga I pointed SPORTS DEVELOPMENT, stupid..
Delete@Anonymous 30 June 2013 22:56
DeleteNgek. Yun din ang problema eh. Pag dating sa U23, inaasahan lang yung SEA Games para may tournament sila! Hindi ito issue ng POC/PSC, kundi issue ng PFF. Hindi sila proactive!! Tapos sasabihin mo sports development?!? Bugok!
sino ba ang ayaw sila isama, di ba POC/PSC? Tanga lang talaga? HAHA nasa harap na ayaw pa harapin, such a big ego, mabigat ba dude LOL! Ang Bugok bow HAHA!
DeleteCojuangco, what do you expect.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you guys get the idea that international tournaments are important for neophyte football teams?
ReplyDeleteThe name of the game is training, more training and maximum support AT HOME from national and local authorities.
let's ask spain or any world cup winner if they only competed locally.
DeleteEverything starts out locally. If you arent up for it and the local stages, then you arent going any far. Comparing with Spain is plain stupid. They have the facilities, they have the traditions, they have everything that Philippines dont have. What we have is one rich guy who has a lot of money. We lack of everything else. We tend to go for the quick fixes like the azkals, volcanoes etc rather than doing something that would change everything all though it would take time.
Deleteand I thought international exposure is part of training..
Deletewe don't care if they win or not. we just want to give them a chance to prove themselves. we just want them to show our south east asian neighbors that we can compete.
ReplyDeletewe are not defending champions, our ranking won't be affected, we will not be automatically be eliminated on the next competition. what have we got to lose?
putang inang mga buwaya to pride at wallet lang nila mahalaga.....ipa vigilantes nayan
ReplyDeleteThis is what the PFF gets for being so disorganized and being reactive rather than being proactive! Let it be a learning point for the future!
ReplyDeleteIf youve been following Philippine football for a while, and not only the azkals, you would know that the PFF has always been disorganized and that the people in the PFF are incompetent to do their jobs. This is why Palami gets so much power, that he is basically a president without holding the title.
DeleteI do not agree that the football team should go just becos they can pqy for their own expenses.
DeleteAzkals is the national team not Fatlami private company.
Its good that POC showing the fat bastard that PFF have to adhere to the rules of the sports committee.
Fatlami need to be discipline and be taken under control before his abuse of power become unstoppable.
Firstly he should not be related or hold any position PFF.
How can owner of global fc decide everthing for PFF.
He need to step down from PFF immediately
Obviously, you're just another crab. How else could you say such things about Palami. The guy deserves to be honored with a monument in front of a giant stadium someday.
DeleteReplace Jose Rizal stadium name to Patlami Arena.
DeleteSince he is so bloody rich, ask him to buy and maintain the stadium also.
He can make that stadium be Global home stadium as well.
Puro bitches cguro empleyado sa pff puro junket lng ang gnagawa. Puro party sarap buhay
Deletewhy not, the property is on the selling block anyway.
Deletedapat ipa audit si dan palami at lahat ng nasa payroll niya para bilhin ang kanyang power in PFF pati na ang president elect at general secretary na bahag ang buntot na dapat may control sa kanya. Pero its the other way around , sila ang kontrolado nito at umiikot sa lahat ng gusto niya , bakit kaya ? baka meron sila diyan .
Deleteakala nila mabibili nila and PSC and POC , para sa makalaro sa sea games . If the PSC decision is final and I hope it is , i do respect their decision.
sa palagay ko hindi ito dahil sa medal , in my opinion its how PFF arrogance ,kabastosan , ka walan ng pakisama , at kayabangan that made them reach that decision. Eh kung ayaw ng PSC may magagawa ba ang PFF. They should host their own international games called "SEE GAMES" on TV . starring role si DAN .
Kawawang mga bata , kawawang football pinagkakakwartahan lang ng iilang tao . at mga taong tuta niya na inililalagay niya sa puwesto.
ang bobo nyo! sarili nyo lang iniisip nyo? experience kailang ng mga players lalo na mga bata yan dahil pag tagal sila din or iba sa kanila mapupunta sa seniors and dadating din time nila na sila na gagawa para sa senior team hindi na sila younghusbands and other european based players! and pano naman sila mag iimprove kung wala silang game exposure!!!!! eh ano ngayon kung wala sila narating last sea games?!?! hindi sila ganun kabobo maglaro or ganun kabano para hindi mag improve! oo sige sa ibang bansa like spain and other european countries may mga facilities sila. pero pano gumaling mga brazilian and african? sa kakalaro sa kalsada. meaning more games more exposure magiimprove skills ng players and football IQ!!!!! mga madamot kasi kayo!!!! mga cheap na tao na ayaw gumastos!!!!! mga di nagiisip!!!!
ReplyDeletePuede nmn sila sumli sa tournmnt. Sea games lng di puede kc bano sila
Deletehaha another heckler trolling around..
Deleteay tae mahirap makipag usap sa tanga tulad ni anonymous 5:59. papansin
ReplyDeleteWe are already aware that there is a problem with the PFF. Agreed and the situation must change. The thing is, we have to keep football in the limelight if we wish to sustain its growth locally and one proven way of doing this whether you admit it or not is to give people, yes including bandwagoners but most specially the younger generation, something to to talk about, anticipate, speculate, watch, analyze or simply curse upon.
ReplyDeletei agree.
Deletethere is no rule in sea games that the teams that lost on the previous tournament are not allowed to join. only poc and psc are not allowing the boys to go. there's no rule that prohibits them from going. that's just two people deciding that the best way for our football to improve is not let them play.
ReplyDeletepaging all coaches. if the kids you are coaching are not good enough, please don't bother sending them to tournaments. that is the only way that they will excel on the sport. - poc & psc
ReplyDelete