PSC backs early departures for Filipino athletes to Cambodia games

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is supporting early departures for athletes heading to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

Chess players, including Asia's first Chess Grandmaster Eugene Torre and Woman Grandmaster Janelle Frayna, will compete in ouk chaktrang from May 3-9.

The chess team secured two silver and three bronze medals in the previous SEA Games in Vietnam.

Cricket teams, led by Philippine Cricket Association CEO Faisal Khan and women's captain Jennifer Olmillo Alumbro, will also depart early with men’s team leaving on April 29.

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