SOMEWHERE in Asia: IT has been a lonely and uphill battle against perceived corruption in Philippine sports but Graham Lim, whose supposed persecution through the machinations of the powers that be made him flee the country, will not surrender until the sports sector has regained its glory.

“Our sports sector has been badly politicized and monopolized. Since the present leaders of the sports industry took control of the sector in 2005, we saw the deterioration of the quality and conditions of our athletes. Corruption has many faces here.