| Bacolod City, Philippines | Friday, March 17, 2006 |
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The president of the Beach Volleyball Association of the Philippines yesterday expressed confidence that the RP beach volleyball men and women's squads will be among the teams to be sent by the Philippine Olympic Committee to see action in the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar in December. "We are between 80 to 90 percent sure that the beach volleyball players will be able to compete in the Asian Games," Roger Banzuela told the DAILY STAR. In a meeting with the POC Wednesday, Banzuela, who also serves as the president of the Philippine Volleyball Federation, was given a copy of the guidelines for the RP squads that will banner the Philippine contingent in the quadrennial meet. Banzuela, however, said that the copy of the guidelines is not an assurance that the beach volleyball spikers will be among the Filipino athletes who will go to Qatar, but it certainly increases their chances of joining the delegation. The decision of the country's Olympic body, headed by Jose "Peping" Cojuangco, on what squads to include in its roster for the Asian Games will be known next month, he said. RP beach volley coach Rustico Camangian said the RP spikers have already been given slots by the Asian Volleyball Confederation in the international event. In case POC agrees to send the beach volley bets to the Asian Games, the RP men's team will be a combination of a Filipino-American and a Filipino, while the women's squad will be bannered by Fil-Ams Heidi Ilustre and Diane Pascua, Banzuela said. The Ilustre-Pascua duo brought home bronze medals for the country in the women's division of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games beach volleyball hostilities at the University of St. La Salle sandcourts in Bacolod City last year. Banzuela said that the PVF has also finished and submitted its liquidation report to the Philippine Sports Commission. *CIT |
