SEVERAL events in the Clark and Subic clusters in the 30th SEA Games have been postponed after typhoon Kammuri is expected to make landfall within the next 12 hours.

Philippine SEA Games sports director Karen Claire Caballero said among the sports rescheduled are beach volleyball, canoe/kayak, muay thai, pencak silat, modern pentathlon and surfing.

Beach volleyball has been moved to December 4 to 6, canoe/kayak (competition from December 6 to 8 only), while muay thai, the mai-waikru and combat competitions will start from December 4 to 5 and December 6 to 8.

Caballero said all sailing competition at the Subic Bay has been cancelled and will resume on December 5, depending on the weather, while pencak silat at the Subic Convention and Exhibition Centre is now on December 4 to 6.

She added that the mixed team relay triathlon, to be held early today has been postponed to 3.30pm, while the modern pentathlon have been moved to the morning session on December 5.

Caballero said the surfing competition at the Subic Yacht Club will take place tomorrow.

She said table tennis, sepak takraw, chess, beach handball, rowing and open water swimming will go on as planned.

In the South Luzon and La Union cluster, she said the skateboard competition has been postponed while underwater hockey will proceed as usual but will finish before 3pm.

She added cycling and indoor hockey events are not affected.

According to international news reports, at least one person has died in the Philippines and tens of thousands have been evacuated, while the operations at Ninoy Aquino airport has been suspended as the typhoon moves closer to the main Luzon island. – Bernama, December 3, 2019.