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Philippines At The 1951 Asian Games
The Philippines participated in the first ever 1951 Asian Games, Asian Games held in New Delhi, India on 5 to 10 March 1951. With 5 golds, 6 silvers and 8 bronzes, this country was ranked 5th in the medal tally and 3rd place in the over-all medal count. Asian Games performance The country's delegation of 39 athletes won its 19 medals in only four sports - swimming, basketball, athletics and weightlifting. There were no women athletes in the country's first Asian Games team.Medalists Gold Silver Bronze Multiple Medal summary Medal by sports References {{Nations at the 1951 Asian Games Nations at the 1951 Asian Games Philippin ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Olympic Committee
The Philippine Olympic Committee Inc. (POC) is the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines. The POC is a private, non-governmental organization composed of and serve as the mother organization of all National Sports Associations (NSAs) in the Philippines. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as having the sole authority for representation of the Philippines in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games and other multi-event competitions. The POC is financially independent and does not receive any subsidy from government, though its member NSAs receive some financial assistance from the Philippine Sports Commission. Instead, the POC supports its own activities with funds generated from sponsorships, licensing fees on the use of the Olympic marks, IOC subsidy and proceeds from special projects and donations. History Organized sports was first introduced in the Philippines during the American administration of the islands with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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