2005 Sea Games

[theveed]

Hehe, kesa naman 18year olds sa little league daw :D

[gearspeed]

Hindi ko man napanood yung round 1 and 2 pero nung round 3.Ang daya naman nung taga thailand dun sa taekwondo dahil inaantay niya si criselda umatake kaya kapag umatake naman si criselda point agad yung taga thailand.Yung si criselda roxas nagaral sa marymount school yun nakikita ko na yun dun sa school..

[theveed]

gearspeed: Ano madaya dun? Just a basic counter attack technique na standard in most traditional martial arts?

[erict]

mixed feelings ako sa maraming fil-foreign talents na kasama sa seag .. it boosts our chances of winning .. pero fair ba ito sa mga local athletes natin?

yung mga iba nating mga tennis players ngayon na galing sa US of A ang nagbigay ng gold, kung fair or not, depende siguro sa sinalihang game. kung wala talaga tayong ilalaban na local athletes, para sa akin pwede yon. sabi nga..as long as may dugong Pinoy sila at hindi nagkukunwari lang.

[leinahtan]

Hindi ko man napanood yung round 1 and 2 pero nung round 3.Ang daya naman nung taga thailand dun sa taekwondo dahil inaantay niya si criselda umatake kaya kapag umatake naman si criselda point agad yung taga thailand.Yung si criselda roxas nagaral sa marymount school yun nakikita ko na yun dun sa school..

that's what you call stragedy

[flakez]

unfair din naman un sa mga fil-foreign kung hindi sila pwede maglaro sa mga ganyan kung may potential sila. parang masakit sa loob un kung ayaw kang payagan dahil lang don, lalo na at gusto mong makatulong sa bansa mo. wala naman international tournaments na for half breeds lang e. hehehehe

[odell]

galing ng pinas :D lamang na lamang

[chua_riwap]

yung mga iba nating mga tennis players ngayon na galing sa US of A ang nagbigay ng gold, kung fair or not, depende siguro sa sinalihang game. kung wala talaga tayong ilalaban na local athletes, para sa akin pwede yon. sabi nga..as long as may dugong Pinoy sila at hindi nagkukunwari lang.

Take the case of Singapore. I don't know kung isinama nila yung mga Football players nila na mga Nigerians at Europeans dito sa 2005 SEAG. Mga Singapore citizens na yan, because of Football. Sa Singapore, they can provide citizenships to athletes willing to play for the Singapore flag, kahit walang dugong Singaporean. Yung mga Table Tennis players nila, who competed in the last Asian Games, were from the mainland China. Also, they are now training some basketball players who are still in their teens. Nakatira na sila sa Singapore at doon na nag-aaral. Yung isa 16 pa lang pero 6'8" na, all from China.

In our case, okay lang yan kasi may dugong Pilipino sila, 50-50. Yung sa Singapore, talagang wala! The locals were really furious during the Asian Games, kasi during the awarding ceremonies, where the Singapore National Anthem was played, yung gold medalist na "Singaporean", cannot even sing the national anthem. Pag may close-up shot sa TV, he-he, mali yung buka ng bibig, hindi tugma dun sa lyrics!

[erict]

kaya nga tama ang decision ni ex-first lady Ming Ramos na palaruin ang mga Pinoy badminton players (kahit alam nya mahirap manalo) kaysa kumuha ng mga players (Indon yata) tapos gawin silang Filipino citizens. im sure in 3-5 years time magkakaginto din tayo sa badminton kapag nagtuloy tuloy na ang support ng mga sponsors.

[chua_riwap]

Palace, sports exec quash Thai leader's doubts on SEA Games

First posted 03:20pm (Mla time) Nov 30, 2005
By Veronica Uy, Lira Dalangin-Fernandez
INQ7.net



(UPDATE) MALACAÑANG and a top sports official quashed doubts raised by Thai Prime Ministesr Thaksin Shinawatra over the fairness of the results in the Southeast Asian Games. "I'm sure that all the athletes were doing their best and they were judged accordingly," Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye said Wednesday.

Bunye however refused to elaborate on the Palace position.

He said the Filipino athletes would not be dampened by the issue and would continue their medal haul to make the Philippines the overall champion in the 11-nation biennial event.

Eric Buhain, chairman of the Games and Amusement Board and ambassador of the SEA Games, told INQ7.net that the Thai leader should not question the performance of the Filipinos.

Earlier on Wednesday, without naming the Philippines, the Thai leader expressed disappointment over the outcome of the competitions and said that more importance had been given to the medal race than to the athletic spirit.

"Measurable sports like running, swimming, fencing, and water polo cannot be rigged as insinuated by Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra," Buhain said.

"The only way you can question the SEA Games is in the subjective games. This is just the fourth day and the Philippines is leading pero hindi pa tapos ang boxing, judo, o wrestling...[but boxing, judo or wrestling are not over] .One-zero ang bilangan sa mga yan [The counting in these competitions is one-zero]. Even in fencing, the scores are counted electronically," he said.

Buhain, who was in the Senate for the budget hearing of GAB, said the Philippines' top gold medal ranking was based on the actual performance of the athletes.

He attributed the rich medal harvest to First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo's financial assistance and the Philippines' "deep bench."

Buhain cited Arroyo's contribution to local sports through the Medalyang Ginto (Gold Medal) program, which gave 25 million pesos to 85 athletes in the last SEA Games.

"To prepare for this year, [the same program] supported 280 of the Philippines' 890 athletes with 160 million pesos. That's 160 million divided by 280 athletes," Buhain said.

"That's pretty big. That's why what we see now is really the result of that," he said.

Buhain said the Philippines and the 10 other countries, including Thailand, which participated in the last SEA Games in Vietnam did not question the host country when it got 150 gold medals. It was Vietnam's first time to host the competition.

"He [Thai prime minister] should not question our performance at all," Buhain said.

The Thai leader said he might raise the medal issue on the sidelines of the December summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Malaysia.

Four days into the SEA Games, the Philippines continues to lead the medal standings as it rakes in more golds in the various sporting events. Vietnam and Thailand are second and third respectively.

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[SIZE=4]Thailand.........SOURGRAPING?[/SIZE]


Anak ng Tom Yam, oh!

Nek-nek niyo! Inggit lang kayo! Kasi leading ang Pinoys. Di nila matanggap na naungusan natin sila!