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Philippines Faces 'difficult task' In Vietnam SEA Games
Competitors and authorities from the Philippines walk during the initial service of the SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games) at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan area, north of Manila on November 30, 2019. 안전놀이터

MANILA, Philippines-Duplicating its 2019 accomplishment in the impending Vietnam Southeast Asian Games would honestly be hard for Philippines after its arrangements were required to be postponed because of the expanding COVID-19 cases in the country.

In a meeting with Noli Eala's Power and Play program, Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino said preparing for the territorial occasion has been a test after the public authority set Metro Manila under Alert Level 3 viably halting physical games.

Tolentino added that the fastest method for proceeding with the competitors' preparation is to go external Metro Manila and train in regions under Alert Level 2.

"Our preparation got deferred then got halted," said Tolentino in Filipino. "The competitors can't prepare except if they rush to regions under Alert Level 2 where physical games preparing is permitted."

"I determined everything, it'll truly be a daunting task in Vietnam."

The Hanoi SEA Games, initially booked in 2021, was deferred to May of this current year because of COVID-19.

The Philippines beat the decoration count in the 2019 Games with 149 gold awards while Vietnam came in at second at 98.

Tolentino added that with the status quo going, the country's safeguard of its situation from the 2019 Games is in danger particularly with Vietnam eliminating occasions the Philippines won gold decorations in.

Vietnam took out arnis, which the Philippines had 14 golds in 2019, and obstruction sports that gave six titles to the country.

"They eliminated arnis and obstruction sports so that is around 20 decorations as of now," said Tolentino. "So they eliminated some however they likewise included a few games, that could get around 30 decorations. So it's an or more and less kind of situation."

"How might we make up for lost time to that? It truly is a daunting struggle."

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