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Philippine curlers may cash incentives sa POC

Chris Co - Pilipino Star Ngayon
Philippine curlers may cash incentives sa POC
Binigyan ni Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham 'Bambol' Tolentino ng cash incentives ang PH men's curlers team bago ang kanilang biyahe.
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MANILA, Philippines — Gumawa ng kasaysa­yan ang Philippine men’s national curling team matapos ibigay sa bansa ang kauna-unahang gintong medalya nito sa Asian Winter Games.

Nasungkit ng Pinoy squad ang ginto sa ikasiyam na edisyon ng Asian Winter Games sa Harbin, China noong nakaraang linggo.

Kaya naman karapat-dapat itong parangalan bago bumalik ang tropa sa Switzerland.

Binigyan ni Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino ng cash reward ang Pinoy curlers sa pre-flight lunch nito sa New World Hotel sa Makati City.

Tumanggap ang bawat miyembro ng koponan ng tig-$5,000 pabuya o mahigit P280,000 mula sa POC Executive Board.

“The incentive may not parallel their effort and dedication—and even the expenses they personally incurred—but it’s one small way for the POC to show its gratitude to the team,” ani Tolentino.

Present sa seremonya sina Marc Pfister, Christian Haller, Enrico Pfister, Alen Frei, alternate at Curling Pilipinas president Benjo Delarmente gayundin si Jessica Pfister.

Malaki ang sakripisyo ng curling team gaya ng pagpondo sa sarili nitong preparasyon at pagsabak sa ilang international competitions bilang paghahanda sa Asian Winter Games.

“It’s no joke funding your own participation in international events specifically a blue-chip sport like curling,” ani Tolentino.

Sunod na tututukan ng curling team ang magkwa­lipika sa Winter Olympics sa susunod na taon sa Italy.

“The path to Milano Cortina has become clea­rer, and on to our goal of a first Winter Olympics medal,” ani Tolentino.

Maliban sa reward ng POC, inaasahang magkakaroon din ng cash incentives ang curling team mula sa gobyerno.

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