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One hundred and 33 athletes that will be competing in 26 sports have so far met the requirements set by the joint Philippine Olympic Committee (POC)-Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Asian Games Task Force. PSC Chairman Ricardo Garcia, however, said the number could swell to as much as 360 after the final list of athletes, coaches, national sports association and POC officials, and other dignitaries are added when the Task Force submits the country’s accreditation on Wednesday to the Incheon Asian Games Task Force (IAGOC). “So far 133 athletes met the Task Force’s criteria. Already included are the team sports of rugby, men’s basketball, and softball,” said Garcia, who added that they will submit the entry by number to IAGOC on May 31. Garcia said NSAs can still make changes on their respective lineups until May 31. The Task Force has set a self-imposed deadline on August 1 for the entry by names in time for IAGOC’s August 15 deadline. “For example, golf submitted 24 ...

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and Philippine Sports  Commission (PSC) will be holding the Walk A Mile event on May 11 as  a way to drum up support for Filipino athletes that will be competing  in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. PSC Chairman Ricardo Garcia said the activity will also be held  simultaneously in other member countries of the Olympic Council of  Asia (OCA) to create awareness of the Asian region’s  quadrennial sporting event set from September 19 to October 4. “We want to help [the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee  (IAGOC)] create awareness on the staging of the 17th Asian Games in  Korea and also to generate support to all our national athletes that  will compete in the Asiad,” said Garcia, who is also the country’s  Chef de Mission. “This event will also inform our countrymen to support our serious  campaign to win at least six gold medals.” Four OCA officials and three IAGOC mem...