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THE
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) has approved in
principle a P.8-million financial assistance for Mark
Javier’s preparation for the Beijing Olympics in August.
Javier
is the country’s lone representative so far in archery
in the Beijing Games. He earned his slot by breaching
the qualifying mark of 600 points with the 652 he scored
in the 15th Asian Championships last year in China.
PSC
commissioner and spokesman Eric Loretizo said the
National Archery Association of the
Philippines
has requested for a financial assistance of $19,963.55
for Javier’s foreign exposure prior to the August 8
Games.
Javier,
whose personal best just 35 points shy of the current
world record of 687 points held by a Korean, will fly to
Egypt next month to train with his Korean mentor. He
will also compete in three stages of the World Cup in
Croatia, Turkey and France.
Loretizo
said the PSC would release the assistance as soon as the
Philippine Olympic Committee formally certifies Javier’s
qualification in the Olympics.
Besides
Javier, the other Filipinos who have already earned a
trip to Beijing are boxer Harry Tañamor, taekwondo jins
Tshomlee Go and Mary Antionette Rivero and swimmers
Miguel Molina, Ryan Arabejo, James Walsh, Daniel Coakley
and Joanne Christel Simms.
Tañamor
will be trained by a Cuban coach, while the jins will
have a Korean mentor. The swimmers are currently
training in the United States.
The PSC
has also approved the trip of six judokas, led by
eighth-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist John
Baylon, to the Olympic qualifying tournament, the Asian
Judo Championships in
Jeju,
South Korea. |
