THE Armed Forces has released the list of its personnel approved for detailed service to the Philippine Sports Commission as athletes and coaches prepare for the Tokyo Olympics and the 31st Southeast Asian Games.
“Nagpapasalamat kami kay Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana through the Office of the Chief of Special Service, AFP. Kasama namin ang POC at NSAs sa bagong detailed service na binigay,” PSC Chairman William Ramirez said yesterday.
A total of 117 national athletes and coaches from 22 sports have been given the green light by the AFP, 13 of them in athletics, badminton (2), baseball (6), basketball (4), boxing (8), cycling (9), judo (2), kurash (1), lawn bowls (5), muay (3), obstacle course (1), rowing (6), sailing (5), sambo (1), sepak takraw (10), softball (7), swimming (6), table tennis (2), triathlon (2), weightlifting (6), wrestling (12), and para sports (6).
In all, there are 58 athletes enlisted with the Philippine Air Force, 19 in the Philippine Army, and 40 in the Philippine Navy.
“Ipinaubaya sila sa sports through the Philippine Sports Commission. They don’t just go fly anywhere without consulting us. Dapat maintindihan ito ng atleta na kapag miyembro sila ng Armed Forces at pinirmahan ni Secretary Lorenzana at ng kanilang mga officers, ipinagkatiwala sila sa amin. Karamihan sa kanila baka hindi alam na the PSC takes responsibility para ma-DS sila. Nagpapasalamat kami sa partnership na ‘yan,” said Ramirez.
