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PSC gears up for Batang Pinoy, PNG

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The Philippine Sports Commission assured its full preparations to host the 2023 Batang Pinoy and Philippine National Games this Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.

PSC chairman Richard Bachmann said they remain committed to promoting sports excellence and development of Filipino athletes, especially those in the grassroots level.

So far, close to 14,000 athletes from ages 17 and below are set to see action in Batang Pinoy while almost 4,000 athletes from ages 18 and above are expected to showcase their talents in the PNG.

“These games represent another significant milestone in our commitment to promoting sports excellence and development of our young athletes,” Bachmann said.

“We are fully committed to providing a world-class platform for our athletes to showcase their talents and compete at the highest level.”

A total of 25 sports will be played in the simultaneous staging of the Batang Pinoy and PNG, including centerpiece sports athletics and swimming.

Also set to be played are archery, arnis, badminton, basketball 3×3, boxing, chess, cycling, dancesport, football, gymnastics, judo, karatedo, kickboxing, lawn tennis, muay thai, pencak silat, sepak takraw, table tennis, taekwondo, beach volleyball, wrestling, weightlifting and wushu.

PSC executive director Paulo Tatad said they are determined to give athletes the best exposure in the Batang Pinoy and PNG.

“We want to provide the best possible exposure for athletes of the Batang Pinoy and Philippine National Games,” Tatad said.

“There’s a lot of learning that we got from competitions abroad like the way they conduct it from the registration, the pre-game up to the actual competition, and post-game.”

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