In 1936, Adolph Hitler used the Berlin Olympics to show off Germany’s military might in a grand display of saber-rattling. In other countries, government intervention in sporting matters is not uncommon. The football association in Great Britain has been trying to make changes to avoid intervention by Parliament. In the Philippines, individual sports are under private national sports associations (NSAs), but the funding and deployment of national athletes is under the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). It is a golden chance to be seen as a great nation, but it also comes at great expense and great risk.

Source: Philippine Star July 19, 2019 16:00 UTC