19th Asian Games sa China, magsisimula na bukas; 400 Filipino athletes, lalahok

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00:00 Before the formal start of the 11th edition of the Asian Games tomorrow, September 23,

00:07 a flag-raising ceremony was held for the Philippines at Hangzhou Athletes Village.

00:13 It was led by Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham Tolentino.

00:17 Tolentino is confident that the Philippines has a great chance

00:20 to win this medal in various sports.

00:23 "In the mercy of God, we may have gold. There's EJ Oviana, there's boxers, weightlifting, esports, martial arts."

00:35 Almost 400 athletes were sent by the Philippines for the Asian Games this year.

00:40 In total, more than 12,000 athletes from 45 countries and regions in Asia will compete for more than 400 medals.

00:50 There will be 40 sporting events at more than 50 competition venues in Hangzhou, Ningbo, Guangzhou, Huzhou, Shaoxing, and Jinhua.

01:00 "Since I was here last year for the Beijing Winter Olympics, I felt like this is an Olympic standard here right now

01:07 that Hangzhou has made for the Asian Games. So everything is so well organized."

01:17 "In terms of our preparation as a team, we really did our best to prepare for this

01:24 because it only happens every four years, right? So yeah, we only did our best."

01:30 The flag-bearers of the Philippines will serve for the Asian Games, Marjeline Didal and EJ Oviana.

01:36 The Philippine team, which will pass this year, is expected to be the 11th place in the Philippines

01:41 since the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

01:46 Mark Fetalko for Sabayan, Hangzhou, China.

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