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Published December 23, 2020, 3:18 PM Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Butch Ramirez believes the country can still produce more than 10 qualifiers to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite the challenges brought by the pandemic. Ramirez’s assessment is based on the athletes’ performances over the last two years that include the 2018 Indonesia Asian Games and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games that the country has hosted. The PSC has already identified 83 athletes from 19 sports that can produce more Olympic qualifiers that include athletics, boxing, swimming, taekwondo and weightlifting. ...

Published December 15, 2020, 4:15 PM The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) will discuss clarifications on the recent Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) resolution allowing the training of national athletes competing in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. This includes if the resolution will also cover those athletes who have high chances of qualifying to the Olympics that the PSC has already predetermined. “We will discuss this matter,” Ramirez told Manila Bulletin. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Tuesday the approval of the Philippine Olympic Committee’s (POC) request for the res...