Almost 500 athletes representing Team Philippines in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China from Sept. 23 to Oct. 8 and the 4th Asian Para Games from Oct. 22 to 28, are expected to turn up for the sendoff ceremony on Monday, Sept. 18, at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Reception Hall in Pasay City.
The 11 a.m. event, organized by the Philippine Sports Commission led by Chairman Richard Bachmann, invited the presence of Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin to provide the inspiration for the national squad to perform at their best at the upcoming quadrennial meet.
The Opening Ceremony will be held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center, with medals from 481 events in 61 disciplines to be disputed. The country’s golden performances that year were courtesy of golfer Yuka Saso , weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and skateboarder Margielyn Didal. Sports officials from the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Paralympic Committee , the different National Sports Associations and Team Philippines’ Chef de Mission Richard Gomez are also expected to attend the sendoff rites.
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