Citing neglect of rules, the Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) denied Olympian marathoner Mary Joy Tabal a slot in the Philippine team competing in the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games this August in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She doesn’t know how to follow the rules,” said Patafa president Philip Ella Juico on Monday at the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) boardroom in Pasig City. “Joining the national team starts with meeting the prescribed standard but does not end there. After a meeting of both camps, The Patafa reinstated Tabal to the national team after her stint in Rio de Janeiro Olympics last year. Being in the national team does not mean only hitting the standard.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2017 14:48 UTC