THE country is fielding 20 athletes to the ninth edition of the Asian Winter Games that China is hosting for the third time from Feb. 7-14 in the winter resort city of Harbin.
The mission? To start setting the stage for a first-ever Winter Olympic s medal for the Philippines.'We've already accomplished the dream in the Summer Olympic s — three gold medals in consecutive games,' said Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham 'Bambol' Tolentino on New Year's Day Wednesday. 'And that dream we want to also achieve in the Winter Olympic s.
The Curling Winter Sports of the Philippines was established late last year to organize the discipline's ranks with the new group joining Philippine Skating Union, and Philippine Ski and Snowboarding Association in the POC roster.
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