ATHLETES ASSISTANCE

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                    [Title] => SEAG medalists KL - bound — POC
                    [Summary] => The Philippine Olympic Committee executive council yesterday released new  guidelines for the selection of national athletes who will undergo intensive training for the 21st Southeast Asian Games scheduled this September in Kuala Lumpur.


To automaticall qualify for the SEA Games training team, an athlete must have won at least a bronze medal in the 1997 or 1999 SEA Games held in Jakarta and Brunei, respectively. An athlete who wins at least a bronze in any other Southeast Asian  or higher level of competition until August may be included in the team.


                    [DatePublished] => 2001-01-06 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804774
                    [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero
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                    [ArticleID] => 108954
                    [Title] => Atleta to address need for long-term training
                    [Summary] => The showing of Filipino athletes in the last Sydney Games has renewed the need for a serious, well-funded and long-term training program that the Athletes Assistance (Atleta) project hopes to address in intensifying the country’s medal prospects in future Olympics.


Philippine Sports Commission chairman Carlos Tuason said Atleta is the PSC’s answer to the demands of a systematic, sustainable and comprehensive plan for a select group of athletic standouts in excelling in the Olympics and the Asian Games.


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                    [Title] => 6 athletes nominated for Atleta
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Thanks to the exploits of Simeon Toribio, Mona Sulaiman, Lydia de Vega, Isidro
del Prado and Elma Muros-Posadas, just to name a few, athletics has blessed
Philippine sports with a long and lasting legacy of excellence.

To this illustrious list, the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association
(PATAFA) hopes to add six candidates who have the potential to shine under the
Athletes Assistance (Atleta) program of the Philippine Sports Commission.

After rigid evaluation by the national coaching staff, the athletes nominated
for Atleta are Lerma Balauitan, Christabel Martes, Edua
                    [DatePublished] => 2000-05-06 00:00:00
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                    [ArticleID] => 108551
                    [Title] => 61 athletes tapped for Atleta program
                    [Summary] => 

After a thorough screening process, 61 athletes from 16 sports have been named
as pioneer candidates of the Athletes Assistance (Atleta) program of the
Philippine Sports Commission.

"These athletes have been endorsed by their respective national sports
associations and have undergone strict evaluation.
                    [DatePublished] => 2000-04-25 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
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                    [AuthorID] => 1206066
                    [AuthorName] => by Wang Ke Wei, George Lusadan, Mark Robert Rosales, MarquesSangiao.
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SEAG medalists KL - bound — POC

By Abac Cordero | January 6, 2001 - 12:00am

The Philippine Olympic Committee executive council yesterday released new guidelines for the selection of national athletes who will undergo intensive training for the 21st Southeast Asian Games scheduled this September...

Sports

Atleta to address need for long-term training

October 29, 2000 - 12:00am

The showing of Filipino athletes in the last Sydney Games has renewed the need for a serious, well-funded and long-term training program that the Athletes Assistance (Atleta) project hopes to address in intensifying...

Sports

6 athletes nominated for Atleta

May 6, 2000 - 12:00am

Thanks to the exploits of Simeon Toribio, Mona Sulaiman, Lydia de Vega, Isidro del Prado and Elma Muros-Posadas, just to name a few, athletics has blessed Philippine sports with a long and lasting legacy of excellence. To...

Sports

61 athletes tapped for Atleta program

By by Wang Ke Wei, George Lusadan, Mark Robert Rosales, MarquesSangiao. | April 25, 2000 - 12:00am

After a thorough screening process, 61 athletes from 16 sports have been named as pioneer candidates of the Athletes Assistance (Atleta) program of the Philippine Sports Commission. "These athletes have been...

Sports