Two naturalized gamers and 7 holdovers will lead Gilas Pilipinas when it competes within the Asian Games slated for September 23 in Hangzhou, China.
In an announcement, the Philippine Olympic Committee stated reinforcements Justin Brownlee and Ange Kouame can each swimsuit up for the nationals whereas 2023 FIBA World Cup members Kiefer Ravena, Scottie Thompson, RR Pogoy, June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez, Japeth Aguilar, and Jamie Malonzo are additionally within the 12-man roster.
Completing the squad are Chris Newsome, Calvin Oftana, and Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser, all of whom have been a part of Gilas’ roster throughout the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia in May, the place they reclaimed the gold medal.
According to POC president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, the lineup was submitted together with these of the 39 different sports activities or disciplines the place Filipino athletes are competing within the Games.
Any modifications would should be appealed to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee, he added.
Dwight Ramos, AJ Edu, Rhenz Abando, Kai Sotto, and naturalized participant Jordan Clarkson will not be a part of the Asian Games as a result of their dedication to their mom groups.
Gilas is bunched in Group C and can tackle Bahrain on September 26 earlier than slugging it out towards SEA Games rival Thailand on September 28. The Filipinos will shut out the preliminaries towards Jordan on the thirtieth.
Meanwhile, the SBP and the PBA held a gathering on Monday night time to debate the Asian Games marketing campaign. The two events will maintain a separate press convention on Thursday.
—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News
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