OCA Press Release: The 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games - Thailand 01/14/21
Kuwait City, Kuwait, January 14, 2021:The Olympic Council of Asia announces that the 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to be held in Bangkok and Chonburi Province in Thailand from 21st to 30th of May 2021 have been postponed.
The OCA released a statement on January 14 to say that the situation regarding the global COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions and health protocols around the continent had brought about the postponement.
The new dates of the OCA’s 6th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will be from 10th to 20th of March 2022.
Philippines wants podium finish in Hanoi SEAG Joey Villar
MANILA, Philippines The chef de mission of the Philippine delegation to the 31st Southeast Asian Games wants no less than a podium finish in Hanoi later this year.
“If not the overall title, we’ll go for at least a top three finish,” said Ramon Fernandez of the Philippine Sports Commission.
The former basketball superstar feels he has the blueprint to a successful campaign – the same one used when the country hosted the event in 2019 and emerged as overall champion.
“We know the formula how to achieve that and what we did in the 2019 SEAG was we went all out to train our athletes and have them compete against the best in the world. That was the key. We spent so much in training,” he added.
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Bambol Tolentino urged national sports associations (NSAs) to prioritize athletes participating in Olympic qualifiers and the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) should they plan to hold a training bubble.
Sunday, 3 January 2021
The addition of esports to the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games sport programme could offer South Korean stars the opportunity to secure exemptions from military service.
Esports was confirmed on the Hangzhou 2022 programme last month at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) General Assembly.
Six esports medal events will feature at the next edition of the Asian Games, with the Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) overseeing the competition.
Esports had appeared as a demonstration event at the 2018 Asian Games, which was held in Jakarta and Palembang.
It was a demonstration sport at the Ashgabat 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG), and will be on the full programme for the next AIMAG in Thailand in 2021.
Published December 29, 2020, 1:58 PM
Election committee chairman Bones Floro (top, right) administers the oath of office to re-elected president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino (sixth from left). Also in photo are (from left) Jojo Villa, Juancho Ramores, Paquito Rivas, Jun Lomibao, Sunshine Joy Mendoza, Oscar Rodriguez, Moe Chulani, Carlos Gredonia and Alejandro Vidallo. Atty. Billy Sumagui (top, left) is reappointed secretary general.
The Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling) aims to host national championship races for road, mountain bike and BMX next year with or without the vaccine against COVID-19.
Tagaytay City Rep. Bambol Tolentino announced this following his reelection as the association’s president recently at the East Ocean Palace Restaurant in Pasay City.