According to [ABS-CBN News], The Philippine campaign in the Tokyo Olympics is all set as 17 athletes and the entire delegation secured its more than three-week stay in the Japanese capital.
Chef de mission Mariano Araneta will be heading the first batch of officials which will be flying to Tokyo via Narita Airport on July 15. They will head directly to Conrad Hotel, which will be Team Philippines’ official home during the July 23 to August 28 games.
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According to [ABS-CBN News], included in the first batch of delegates are team doctor Randy Molo, POC general manager and secondary Olympic attache Dinah Remolacio, COVID-19 liaison officer (CLO) chief Atty. Billy Sumagui, games management officer and secondary CLO Martin Gregorio, and protocol officer and secondary activity monitoring officer Jarryd Bello.
The PSC also transferred on Thursday P11 million for the accommodation expense of Team Philippines from the total P48 million allocation for participation. The entire PSC budget for the Olympic campaign is pegged at P200 million.
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According to [ABS-CBN News], the Pinoy athletes already bound to Tokyo are golfers Yuka Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan and Juvic Pagunsan, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Caloy Yulo, rower Cris Nievarez, taekwondo jin Kurt Barbosa, skateboarder Margie Didal, shooter Jayson Valdez, runner Kristina Knott, judoka Kiyomi Watanabe, weightlifters Hidilyn Diaz and Elreen Ando and boxers Eumir Marcial, Irish Magno, Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam.
