MANILA, Philippines -- For the second straight Southeast Asian Games, equestrian will not be among the events.
It was not included in the initial list of 36 sports that host nation Vietnam released in July, and was also not among the 56 events held in the Philippines last December.
"Noong una pa lang, sinabi na nila, wala silang capacity to host talaga," Cojuangco-Jaworski said in a recent appearance at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum. It was reported that Vietnam's budget for the SEA Games had been slashed as well, and instead reallocated to the country's efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I was not expecting equestrian to be part of it, which, sayang kasi marami sanang plano 'yung Southeast Asian Equestrian Federation to develop the sport," said Cojuangco-Jaworski, who won a gold medal in individual show-jumping in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan.
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