Chief of Staff Gen. Noel Clement feted members of the Philippine Team in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who competed in the 30th Southeast Asian Games during a thanksgiving ceremony yesterday at the AFP headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo.
Department of National Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana was present as guest of honor and handed out the Service Medal to the soldier-athletes who contributed 54 medals to Team Philippines in the recent biennial meet.
In his speech, Clement expressed his gratitude to the 160 athletes and coaches who brought honor and glory to the flag.
“I thank you all for coming today,” Clement said.
“This celebration is for all of you. Allow yourself to bask in that deep sense of pride and honor, bathe in that glorious feeling of fulfillment and indulge in that splendid pleasure of celebrating something that no one can take away from you — your genuine love for your country, he said.”
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“To all the soldier athletes and coaches, the dedication and the love for sports that you have shown were truly astonishing and inspiring. Your mastery to your craft and professionalism brought you to where you are now — a winner, a champion, truly a pride of our country.”
The military’s sports men and women hauled a total of 26 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze medals.
These came from arnis, athletics, baseball, boxing, cycling, kurash (judo), muay thai, obstacle course racing, rowing, sailing, sepak takraw, shooting, softball, soft tennis, taekwondo, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling events.
