Atty. Wharton Chan of kickboxing is the new secretary-general of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), it was announced on Tuesday.
Chan, the secretary-general of the Samahang Kickboxing ng Pilipinas, is also the head of legal of the POC. He replaces Atty. Edwin Gastanes, whose resignation as secretary-general of the Philippine Football Federation automatically disqualified him from continuing his duty at the POC.
Chan's appointment comes less than a year before the Paris Olympics, and amid tension between the POC and the Philippine Sports Commission. The POC is currently at odds with the PSC due to the unliquidated financial assistance worth P10 million that was given to the POC as financial assistance 25 years ago in the country’s campaign in the 10th Asian Games in Bangkok.
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