MANILA — The Philippine Paralympic Committee (PPC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) announced that the ASEAN Para Games will be staged in March this year.
Initially scheduled for Jan. 18 to 25, the meet, considered as a twin event of the Southeast Asian Games but caters to athletes with disabilities, has to be postponed for two months based on PSC’s recommendation to PPC.
In a statement, the PSC said it recommended the postponement ādue to funding constraints and logistical considerations.ā
Some 300 athletes will take part in the regional multi-event tournament for differently-abled athletes from 11 participating countries in the Southeast Asia region.
In a separate statement, PPC president Michael Barredo added, āWhile we have made every effort to prepare the Games in the past one-and-a-half years, matters well beyond our control are compelling us to reschedule the event.ā
The participating countries of the ASEAN Para Games include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam. (PNA)
