BY WAYLON GALVEZ
The ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF) Board of Governors (BOG) is pushing through with the staging of the 10th ASEAN Para Games on Oct. 3 to 9 which will be held in the country.
In a letter dated March 16, 2020, board secretary Osoth Bhavilai said the BOG, the federation’s highest decision-making authority, convened in a two-hour emergency meeting via ‘video conference’ and the postponement of the event was the main topic due to the Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
Michael Barredo, who represents the Philippines, met with National Paralympic Committee presidents and alternates from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Brunei and Myanmar were not present in the meeting.
The Board, however, agreed that it will only stage event once the threat of the coronavirus is over in the region.
The PARA Games was originally set March 21 to 27, but was earlier postponed due to the rising cases of the deadly disease.
The board has agreed to convene another meeting in July to assess the condition of the country.
This would also give the host country ample time to notify the APSF of at least 60 days before the commencement of the Games, and allow too the APSF Coordination Committee to inspect Games facilities and the host’s readiness.
