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Richard Bachmann 08222024

Paige Javier

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1724314806952dd898387-4abe-45f0-b521-0f9da46fe872.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" alt="PSC chair Richard Bachmann. Paige Javier, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">PSC chair Richard Bachmann. <em>Paige Javier, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The golden achievement of two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo at the Paris Olympics opens the door for more sports to shine and receive more support.</p><p>Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann said Yulo&#x27;s historic win has put the spotlight on the country&#x27;s potential to continue excelling in gymnastics for example.</p><p>Bachmann said ₱31 million was spent on gymnastics alone, while a total of ₱158 million was spent since 2023 for the Olympics. But he said not all the funding can go to gymnastics since there are 80 sports.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/19/carlos-yulo-hailed-by-manila-lgu-receives-p2-m-incentive-1646"><strong>READ: Carlos Yulo hailed by Manila LGU, receives P2-M incentive</strong></a></div><p>&quot;We winning in the Olympics for gymnastics, it&#x27;s basically creating awareness that we also have a lot of sports that can actually win medals for us. You know, we go to LGUs [local government units] and we introduce sports. But most of the people only want to see basketball and volleyball. But by winning in international competitions like the Olympics for gymnastics, for boxing, gives you a little awareness that, you know, a lot of people can actually, a lot of kids can actually support other sports and become a national athlete,&quot; he said at the Philippine Sportswriters Association weekly forum on Thursday.</p><p>Bachmann said the wins of Yulo and bronze medalists Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas would help PSC get more funding for all national athletes.</p><p>While he was in Paris, he said he felt Filipino athletes should have represented more sports in the Summer Games.</p><p>After Yulo&#x27;s shining performance in Paris, netizens clamored for more financial support to be poured into individual sports, instead of basketball and volleyball.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/19/carlos-yulo-hailed-by-manila-lgu-receives-p2-m-incentive-1646"><strong>READ: Senate honors PH Olympians; medalists receive cash incentives</strong></a></div><p>Bachmann, a former basketball player, acknowledged that basketball is still the country&#x27;s &#x27;favorite&#x27; sport. But he highlighted the need to &#x27;find a balance&#x27; in supporting all sports.</p><p>&quot;For basketball, the funding, it&#x27;s not really coming from government. These are all from private corporations. But if the government and private corporations just can&#x27;t find the balance and realize that we can actually compete internationally in other sports, then we&#x27;ll all be all good. We just have to find the balance,&quot; he said.</p><p>Bachmann also appealed to private corporations to have programs for silver and bronze medalists, not just gold medal winners.</p><p>Now that the Paris Olympics are over, the PSC chairman said he is working to improve the country&#x27;s grassroots program to produce more homegrown talent.</p><p>&quot;We are looking forward to continue to win in future international events and competitions, as we intensify our grassroots and rehab our sports facilities. To continue supporting our grassroots and just to make sure NSAs [national sports associations] are all involved in all these grassroots. Kasi we do have grassroots pero wala namang NSAs looking at it, looking at these kids. Wala rin. Collaboration from both,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/15/singaporean-president-says-carlos-yulo-s-olympic-victories-a-real-milestone-for-southeast-asians-1835"><strong>READ: Singaporean president says Carlos Yulo’s Olympic victories a ‘real milestone’ for Southeast Asians</strong></a></div><p>Bachmann highlighted how collegiate leagues University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) are planning to add more sports like gymnastics and weightlifting to its slate.</p><p>&quot;It cannot be NSA grassroots, PSC grassroots. We should actually help each other and have one grassroots. We also have to support other events… so that we can find the next athletes. I spoke with the UAAP and NCAA, it’s about time we grow our sports. It shouldn’t take to win a medal to introduce another sport in the UAAP and NCAA. We have 80 sports. How can we grow the popularity of sports when there is no events?&quot; Bachmann added.</p><p>Aside from balancing funding and support, Bachmann said the same balance can apply to how NSAs select athletes to represent the country.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s a balance that all these NSA should actually take that from Fil-Ams or Fil-foreigners to Filipino athletes. Yes, it is needed right now. They can help the country, these Fil-foreigners. But it shouldn&#x27;t stop the PSC or the NSA or the POC [Philippine Olympic Committee] to look for the next athletes,&quot; he explained.</p><p>Bachmann said an improved grassroots program will give homegrown talent, especially from the provinces, better opportunities and exposure.</p><p>&quot;We haven&#x27;t really actually gone around in the Mindanao area, all the other areas. So that is a task that the PSC has to communicate to the POC and the NSA. That&#x27;s you know, maybe 75 percent of the time, let&#x27;s look for Filipino athletes and 25 percent, let&#x27;s also focus on our Fil-foreigners,&quot; Bachmann added.</p><p>PSC is also in touch with local governments to assist them in designing and building training facilities in their localities, based on the sport their athletes excel in.</p><p>While Bachmann appreciates foreign coaches for developing world-class Filipino athletes, he hopes the mentors would also help the grassroots program.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s different, it will be more impact when we have a foreign coach actually teaching. And a foreign coach teaching our local coaches. That&#x27;s the key for the foreign coach to teach our local coaches so they can also be upgraded po,&quot; he said.</p><p>Following the success of Team Philippines at the Paris Olympics, the PSC said it is expecting its budget to grow by &#x27;five or six times&#x27; next year.</p><p>A bigger budget would equate to more support for national athletes, improved facilities, and possibly more medals in international competitions.</p><p>In the proposed 2025 budget, ₱725 million has been earmarked for the PSC, a dip from the ₱1.156 billion budget it received in 2024.</p><p>With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics still in the distance, Bachmann said their main focus for now is to improve grassroots in the hopes of sending a bigger Team Philippines.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhloz0KRyY??si=R2ochqewMN-3IfX2&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The golden achievement of two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo at the Paris Olympics opens the door for more sports to shine and receive more support.</p>

The golden achievement of two-time gold medalist Carlos Yulo at the Paris Olympics opens the door for more sports to shine and receive more support.

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PSC: Yulo's double gold highlights other sports, need for balanced support

Paige Javier,

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Published Aug 22, 2024 04:44 PM PHT

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