The chief of the Philippine Paralympic Committee is 'guardedly optimistic' that Filipino para athletes can surpass the country's medal haul from the 2018 Asian Para Games.
MANILA -- The chief of the Philippine Paralympic Committee is "guardedly optimistic" that Filipino para athletes can surpass the country's medal haul from the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
"I am guardedly optimistic because our athletes have been training very hard for this opportunity to compete in the Asian Para Games.This is why I told our coaches to relay to all of our athletes to stay positive. All of us should have a positive attitude," said PPC President Mike Barredo on Monday. "My position is always for our athletes to match or do better than our previous performances. that is always the target," said Barredo. "We don't know how our competition will also perform since the last Asian Para Games was held five years ago."
Chess and swimming remain the major gold medal prospects for the Philippines, but Barredo is hopeful that cycling and powerlifting will also deliver. He also backs the country's bets in para athletics, notably wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan and rookie thrower Andrei Kuizon, after their performances in the ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia earlier this year."Our wheelchair basketeers will face tough challenges in Hangzhou. But like Gilas Pilipinas – who knows – they may surprise us all.
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