NAGKASUNDO na ang pamunuan ng Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (Patafa) at ang kontrobersyal na si Rio Olympic marathoner Mary Joy Tabal.

Sa opisyal na pahayag ng Patafa kahapon, ibinalik na sa National Team ang 26-anyos na Cebuana at isinama sa delegasyon na isasabak sa 2017 Southeast Asian Games sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia sa Agosto 17-31.

Ayon sa Patafa, natanggap nila ang mensahe ni Tabal sa email nitong Miyerkules kung saan ipinarating ng internationalist marathon champion ang pagpayag sa mga kondisyon na inilatag ng asosasyon.

“With marathoner Mary Joy Tabal’s recent email to Patafa dated June 14, 2017 that has a commitment to comply with all of Patafa’s rules and regulation, from having a five-time SEA Games gold medalist as her official coach; to reporting to Patafa office regularly and never spoke negatively about Patafa in public and social media , the Patafa grants the request of Ms. Tabal to be reinstated, for the third time, to the Philippine athletics team to the Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian Games in August 2017,” pahayag ng Patafa.

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“To facilitate here integration into the Patafa community of athletes, coaches and upon officials, Ms. Tabal will report upon her arrival from overseas training on August 9, 2017 or shortly thereafter to the patafa in Manila so that she can further familiarize herself with her responsibilities and commitments as one of the stakeholders of Patafa and the serious repercussions, applicable to all Patafa athletes, of violations of Patafa rules.”

“We look forward to Ms. Tabal working with the entire Patafa team as a positive contributor to the victories that the 33 other members of the athletics team are well on their way to achieving for the country and the Filipino people,” ayon sa mensahe ng Patafa.

Wala namang pormal na pahayag si Tabal – kasalukuyang nasa Cebu City – hingil sa naturang pahayag ng Patafa.