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According to the report, the Philippines will send 216 athletes to the ASEAN Para Games scheduled January 20-26 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
The report stated that wheelchair racer Jerrold Pete Mangalyaan, who competed at the Paralympic Games in 2024 (Paris, France), 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and 2020 (Tokyo, Japan), has been chosen as flag bearer in the opening ceremony parade of nations. Of the 19 sports calendared, the Filipinos will not compete in blind football, wheelchair tennis, or wheelchair shooting.
Philippine Paralympic Committee Secretary General Goody Custodio appointed chef de mission and will be assisted by Milette Bonoan and Francis Diaz. He said that these athletes have just returned to training after the Christmas and New Year break.
The report added that the athletes will leave in three batches, two on January 15 and one on January 16. Custodio, who will leave with Bonoan on Jan. 12 to attend the chef de mission meeting, cited cycling, badminton, and table tennis as sports where the Philippines may also win medals.
Source: PNA
The report stated that wheelchair racer Jerrold Pete Mangalyaan, who competed at the Paralympic Games in 2024 (Paris, France), 2016 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and 2020 (Tokyo, Japan), has been chosen as flag bearer in the opening ceremony parade of nations. Of the 19 sports calendared, the Filipinos will not compete in blind football, wheelchair tennis, or wheelchair shooting.
Philippine Paralympic Committee Secretary General Goody Custodio appointed chef de mission and will be assisted by Milette Bonoan and Francis Diaz. He said that these athletes have just returned to training after the Christmas and New Year break.
The report added that the athletes will leave in three batches, two on January 15 and one on January 16. Custodio, who will leave with Bonoan on Jan. 12 to attend the chef de mission meeting, cited cycling, badminton, and table tennis as sports where the Philippines may also win medals.
Source: PNA
