Chito Loyzaga named chef de mission to Cambodia SEA Games

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<p>MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Monday named Chito Loyzaga as the chef de mission of Team Philippines to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia next year.</p><p>POC president Rep. Abraham &quot;Bambol&quot; Tolentino also appointed sambo association head Paolo Tancontian and canoe-kayak head coach and international technical official Leonora &quot;Len&quot; Escollante as Loyzaga&#x27;s deputies in the SEA Games Cambodia is hosting for the first time on May 5 to 16, 2023.</p><p>&quot;Their handling of their respective NSAs [national sports associations] and their management skills make them deserving of the posts,&quot; said Tolentino.</p><p>Loyzaga, a basketball legend, is now the head of the the Philippine Amateur Baseball Association.</p><p>&quot;I want to express my appreciation to POC president Bambol for his trust and confidence in me to be the head of the Philippine delegation for Cambodia SEA Games,&quot; said Loyzaga, also a former commissioner of the Philippine Sports Commission.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a big challenge for the Philippines to perform well, as well as the other countries, because of the number of sports favoring the host country,&quot; he added. &quot;It will be very challenging.&quot;</p><p>Loyzaga previously served as chef de mission of Team Philippines to the 2010 Asian Beach Games.</p><p>Loyzaga and his deputies will officially exercise their functions after the POC General Assembly on September 28.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2036898" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

The POC on Monday named Chito Loyzaga as the chef de mission of Team Philippines to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia next year.

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Chito Loyzaga named chef de mission to Cambodia SEA Games

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Published Sep 19, 2022 04:58 PM PHT

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