3rd place may medalya na
30th SEAG briefs
MANILA, Philippines — Hindi na uuwing luhaan ang isang atletang nagtapos sa ikatlong puwesto na karaniwang nangyayari sa mga contact sport kagaya ng boxing.
Inaprubahan kahapon ng SEA Games Federation Council ang pagbibigay ng bronze medal sa third placer para sa 30th Southeast Asian Games.
Ito ay inisyatibo ni SEA Games Federation president at Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
“The (SEA) Games are supposed to be about the athletes,” wika ni Tolentino. “So why penalize an athlete who sacrifices, trains and participates, places third and is deprived of a medal because other countries withdrew at the last minute? That’s not his fault.”
Kinatigan naman ito ni SEA Games Executive Committee chairman Celso Dayrit.
“The current rule is, if for instance in boxing, only three countries are entered in a certain weight category, only a gold and a silver medal are to be awarded. The third placer gets nothing,” sabi ni Dayrit.
Sinuportahan naman ni Prof. Charoen Watanasim ng Thailand ang bagong patakaran para sa 2019 SEA Games.
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