AUSF affirms FESSAP official recognition

CEBU, Philippines -  It’s official. The 8th Asian University Sports Federation (AUSF) General Assembly has finally affirmed the recognition of the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP) as the sole representative organization from the Philippines.

AUSF President and the Secretary General, Dr. Zhang Xinsheng of China and Kenny Chow of Hong Kong, respectively, announced during their recent General Assembly attended by more than 30 Asian countries of different National University Sports Federation (NUSF) that FESSAP as family member of AUSF is the official NUSF that is also affiliated with the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

The FESSAP who represented the Philippines in the AUSF General Assembly were Baldomero C. Estenzo as first delegate with lawyer  Maria Luz Arzaga-Mendoza as second delegate who represented FESSAP president David Ong as his special assistant.

At the same time, lawyer Arzaga-Mendoza immediately thanked the AUSF Executive Committee for the support extended to FESSAP in affirming the recognition that will bring FESSAP the right to send university students to the Asian University Championship its’ organized and also all FISU sanctioned championship.

On the other hand, Estenzo of the FESSAP accredited Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (CESAFI) and Dean of College of Law of the University of Cebu (UC), who was so elated for attending the General Assembly with first-hand information over the final decision of AUSF Executive Committee addressed during the General Assembly on the affirmation of FESSAP’s recognition, stated  that “he will work for more FESSAP participation and getting more involved in the AUSF as active member."

Estenzo continued that if maybe Cebu City can be a possible venue of the AUSF activities, like cycling, beach volleyball, golf, weightlifting or table tennis.

AUSF President Dr. Zhang has also announced the AUSF Education and Training Center being sponsored by the Beijing Sports University, will give  more students to take part in the development of future leadership where FESSAP can participate directly for the youth scholarship program activities for students, teachers, sports officials, school directors.

Also present in the AUSF General Assembly as observers were FESSAP Secretary General Graham C. Lim and Leo Luis Palacio-Mendoza who attended the event to give moral support for the Philippines’ representatives and its many future activities of FESSAP in good working relationship with AUSF as well as FISU activities as a whole.

The 28th Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, was one of the main topics during the AUSF General Assembly where vital regulations   has been discussed for the Philippine participation in 10 different sports, Lim said. (PR) (FREEMAN)