THE spirit and festivity of the Southeast Asian Games returned to Tagaytay City on a cool and breezy Monday morning with athletes and sports and foreign dignitaries taking turns at celebrating the Torch Relay for Cambodia's hosting of the Games' 32nd edition in May.
From Cambodia's Tourism Minister Hor Sarun to Cambodian Ambassador to the Philippines Phan Peuv, the torch was passed on to Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham 'Bambol' Tolentino, who's back as mayor of Tagaytay City which in 2019 hosted the cycling and skateboarding competitions of the 30th SEA Games.'We warmly welcome the SEA Games Torch which is now celebrating Cambodia's first-time hosting of the games,' Tolentino said.
Chito Loyzaga, Team Philippines' chef de mission to the Cambodia SEA Games, then carried the torch at the penultimate 14th station before the Cambodian delegation completed the ceremony to festive music provided by the Tagaytay City drum and bugle band.The Cambodia SEA Games are set May 5 to 17 with the country fielding a slightly reduced delegation composed of 840 athletes competing in 608 events in 38 sports.
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