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Lim is Asiad CDM

Joey Villar - The Philippine Star
July 10, 2026 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippine Olympic Committee yesterday named karate head Richard Lim as the 443-strong national team’s chef-de-mission in this September’s 20th Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan.

Serving as Lim’s deputies are Alexander Sulit, Jose Malonzo, Jarryd Bello and Erika Dy.

POC president Abraham Tolentino expresed high hopes the Nationals will eclipse the Philippines’ four-gold hauls in Palembang 2018 and Hangzhou 2023.

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