Eligibility rules next on SEA Games Federation’s agenda


The national flag of Cambodia is brought into the Morodok Techo National Stadium at the start of the opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 5, 2023.

The nationwide flag of Cambodia is introduced into the Morodok Techo Nationwide Stadium at the beginning of the opening ceremony of the thirty second Southeast Asian Video games (SEA Video games) in Phnom Penh on Might 5, 2023. (Photograph by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

Cambodia thrived on the latest thirty second Southeast Asian Video games beefed up with an assortment of naturalized athletes in a wide range of sports activities.

Limiting these international connections to a justifiable amount within the succeeding editions of the SEA Video games shall be a priority for the Southeast Asian Video games Federation.

“It is going to be on the agenda of the SEA Video games Federation. We’ll pursue their {qualifications} for the subsequent SEA Video games,’’ stated Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol’” Tolentino in the course of the Philippine Sportswriters Affiliation discussion board on Tuesday.

Host Cambodia utilized a various assortment of “imported’’ gamers in males’s and girls’s basketball, wrestling, boxing and even in a non-contact sport reminiscent of billiards.

The end result? The Cambodians ended up fourth general with 81 gold, 74 silver and 127 bronze medals proper on their turf, only a notch above the fifth general Philippines, which closed out the 11-nation meet with 58 golds, 85 silvers and 117 bronzes.

“We didn’t carry it (guidelines on international athletes) up the final time, as a result of I don’t need to all the time be seen as a villain,’’ stated Tolentino in the course of the weekly discussion board held on the Philippine Sports activities Fee constructing on the Rizal Memorial Sports activities Complicated in Manila.

“Opposing the host nation on a regular basis isn’t a good suggestion, since we’re additionally lobbying for different sports activities that we need to be included,’’ added the Tagaytay Metropolis mayor and three-time Cavite consultant.

In keeping with Tolentino, the SEAG Federation will talk about the variety of allowable naturalized athletes within the 2025 Thailand Video games, the required residency and set up different essential eligibility measures as they see match.

Gilas Pilipinas, the nationwide males’s basketball workforce, dropped its elimination-round match in opposition to the Cambodians earlier than exacting revenge within the finals.

Cambodia introduced in Individuals Brandon Peterson, Sayeed Pridgett, Darius Henderson, Dwayne Morgan and Darrin Dorsey for its silver-performing males’s workforce.

Boxers Anvar Nasredinov and Adbulla Rajapov from Uzbekistan likewise carried the Cambodian colours in addition to wrestler Mo Sari from Iran and cue artist Woo Donghoon of Korea.

Billiards legend Efren “Bata’’ Reyes fell prey to Donghoon within the round-of-16 of the boys’s three-cushion carom singles.

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