John Marie “Jann” Nayre and Rose Jean Fadol try again to earn tickets to the Tokyo Olympics when they vie in the Asian Singles Olympic Qualifying Tournament that starts Thursday in Doha.
Nayre and Fadol failed to grab berths in Tokyo following their missed campaigns in the World Singles Olympic Qualification Tournament Doha also hosted earlier this week.
“We have a greater chance here in this tournament to qualify for the Olympics although only the champion will qualify,” national coach Annabelle Comendador told BusinessMirror on Wednesday.
“Our only competitive opponent here is Singapore in the men’s side and Thailand in the women’s class,” Comendador said. “They defeated highly-rated world opponents in the last tournament.”
Also seeking Olympic berths in Doha are John Russell Misal and Jannah Romero.
The late Ian “Yanyan” Lariba was the country’s lone qualifier in the sport in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics.