Philippine Sailing Team Grabs 2 Silvers at 27th SEA Games

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. The Philippine national sailing team grabbed two silver medals at the last day of sailing competitions yesterday in the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Ngwe Saung Beach, Pathein, Myanmar.

Geylord Coveta placed second in the Open RS One Wind Surfing competition, delivering 3 first place finish, 4 second place finish, and 5 third place finish to win the silver medal with a score of 20 points. 

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Caluag Brothers 1-2 Victory Ends Phipinnes Cycling SEA Games Stint

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. The Philippine national cycling team ended their 27th Southeast Asian Games stint in Myanmar with a one-two victory of the Caluag brothers at the Mount Pleasant Cycling Field.

London Olympian Daniel Patrick Caluag topped the morning Men’s BMX Cross trials with a time of 33.097, followed by Indonesia’s Toni Syarifudin with a time of 34.208. 

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Richard Gonzales Advance to SEA Games Table Tennis Semi

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Filipino table tennis SEA Games veteran Richard Gonzales topped his group to advance to the men’s singles semifinal round at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium C, Naypyitaw, Myanmar.
 
En route to topping Group D, Gonzales first faced Malaysia’s reigning national champion Muhd Shakirin Ibrahim who he beat 3-2.


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In an effort effort to lunge for the ball at the deciding set with Shakirin, Gonzales hurt his ankle and grimaced in pain on the floor.

After a brief 10-minute break, he got back on his feet and hobbled his way to beat the Shakirin 3-2 (8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 13-11) to the roaring applause of spectators. And he did not stop there.

He went on to play in another group match against Thailand’s Chaisit Chaitat and, despite limping around, he scored a sensational 3-1 (2-11, 11-7, 14-12, 11-8) win.

From his back-to-back win with the favorites in his group, he was all pumped up as he faced Phinith Kongphet of Lao in his third match, and Sok Long Lim of Cambodia in his last match.

Gonzalez beat both Kongphet and Lim 3-1 and 3-0 respectively to advance to the semifinal round today against Singapore’s Zhan Jian.

Gonzales has long been representing Philippines in every SEA Games since 1995 edition in Chiangmai, and he won his first SEA Games silver medal only in 2005 edition in Manila.

This year, he is hoping to equal or even surpass his 2005 silver medal, though it would be very tough to do so since he will be facing Singapore’s China imports, Clarence Chey Zheyu and Zhan Jian.

In the women’s singles, Ian Lariba easily beat her Malaysia opponent on her first of two matches in Group W. She beat Ying Ho of Malaysia 3-0 (11-5,11-8,11-8).

She then faced Singapore’s Siyun Isabelle Li in her second and final match.

Determined to advance to the semifinal round, Lariba showed great form to tie with the Singaporean 2-2 after four sets (4-11,11-8,8-11,12-10).

In the final deciding set, she gave Li a good fight, but eventually lost 11-7 in the final deciding set.

Rubilen Amit Wins SEA Games 10 Ball Gold

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. After not being able to convert her women’s 9-ball final match to golden finsh, Rubilen Amit kept her composure and got back at her women’s 9-ball tormentor to win the women’s 10-ball gold medal of the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

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Philippines Judokas Grab 2 Golds

PHILIPPINES UPDATED.The Philippine judo team and taekwondo team delivered two contrasting finish yesterday at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

All three judokas in action made it to the final round of their respective events, while of the three Pinoy jins in action yesterday, one did not advance to the medal round while the two others settled for bronze.

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Jesson Ramil Cid, New Ironman of SEA Games

PHILIPINNES UPDATED. Decathlete Jesson Ramil Cid and steeplechaser Christopher Ulboc Jr. stamped their marks on Wednesday as track and field bets continued to spark the Philippine campaign in the Southeast Asian Games.

The 21-year-old Cid amassed 7,038 points to rip the national mark (6,963) set by Fidel Gallenero in 2001 and get proclaimed as the new ironman of SEA Games.

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Men’s Poomsae Team Nails SEA Games Gold as Taekwondo Kicks Off

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. The Philippines men’s poomsae team started Philippines campaign in taewkondo on a high note, after winning the team event gold medal in the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium A, Naypyitwa, Myanmar.

The trio of Dustin Jacob Mella, Raphael Enrico Mella and Marvin Gabriel Vidal, topped the scoreboard with 7.920 points, way ahead the silver medalist, team Indonesia who managed to score only 7.590. Team Thailand settled for bronze with 7.550 points.

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Bagsit Powers To Second Victory

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Archand Christian Bagsit pulled off a phenomenal run in final leg of the men’s 4×400-meter relay to become the second Filipino double-gold medalist at the 27th Southeast Asian Games here. 

On a day when golds on the track proved elusive, the quartet of Isidro del Prado Jr., Julius Nierras, Edgardo Alejan and Bagsit put on a swashbuckling performance that capped a productive stint for Philippine athletics.

Switch From Basketball to Track Pays Off for Former Terrence Romeo Teammate Bagsit

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Unknown to many, two-time Southeast Asian Games double gold winner Archand Christian Bagsit was part of an elite batch — not in athletics, but in basketball.

Before switching to track, Bagsit actually played for Letran's juniors team in the NCAA, where he was a teammate of GlobalPort star Terrence Romeo and Gilas cadet member Kevin Alas, in the Squires' 2007 team.

The Surge 3 Gold Medals by Philippines Team

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Before Henry Dagmil left for the 27th Southeast Asian Games, he marked his 32nd birthday with his family.
A bigger jubilation now awaits Dagmil after he led a three-gold surge by Team Philippines on Sunday that raised its hopes of avoiding an all-time humiliation in the biennial meet.

Archand Christian Bagsit led a one-two PH finish in the 400-meter run and cyclist Mark John Lexer Galedo came up with a surprising victory in the 50-kilometer individual time trial to round out the day's heroes for an embattled Philippine delegation.

Athletics & Rowing Lead Philippines SEA Games Gold Hunt Today

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. After a successful opening performance yesterday, Philippine athletics team will again lead Philippines’ hunt for gold today, along with Filipino rowers, in the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar.

Eric Panique takes the first plunge today as the fight for the gold medal in the men’s marathon kicks-off at 6:00am.

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Mark John Lexer Galedo wins SEA Games Gold in Cycling

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Philippines cyclist Mark John Lexer Galedo won a gold medal at the opening day of cycling’s road race competitions in the 27th Southeast Asian Games held in three Burmese cities of Leway, Pyinmanar and Tatkon.

Galedo, cycling in an average of 44.765 km per hour, topped the pack of 17 bikers in the men’s road race 50km individual time trial to win the gold medal with a time of 1:07:00.999 hours. He won the race with 37 seconds lead over Indonesia’s Robin Manullang who finished with 1:07.38.294 hours

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Hidilyn Diaz Wins Silver in SEA Games

PHILIPPINE UPDATED. Olympian Hidilyn Diaz, one of the hot SEA Games gold medal prospect, failed to deliver and settled for the silver medal Sunday afternoon in the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Theinphyu Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar.
 
Diaz lifted a total of 124kg in the women’s 58kg weightlifting, enough only to win the silver.

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Philipinne Athletics Off to a Good Start; Bagsit & Dagmil Score Gold

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Philippine athletics is off to a good start with Archand Christian Bagsit and Henry Dagmil scoring gold medal wins in the first day of action in athletics at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

Bagsit stormed his way to a gold medal finish in the men’s 400m finals with a time of 47.219, successfully converting his silver medal win in 2011 SEA Games to gold.

Teammate Edgardo Alejan Jr. made it a 1-2 finish for the Philippines as he placed second to Bagsit with a time of 47.448, while Idonesia’s Edy Ariansyah taking the gold, 47.778.


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Richie Garcia Blasts SEA Games Host

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Frustrated by the dismal showing of the Philippine athletes competing in the 27th Southeast Asian Games, Philippine Sports Commission chairman Richie Garcia said yesterday that he will ask Chief of Mission Jeff Tamayo to submit to him a written report detailing the Philippine bets misadventure in Myanmar.

“I will ask Col. Tamayo for his overall assessment. E not so good showings of the athletes. We will reassess, restudy and evaluate their individual performance and apply the necessary measures to avoid another debacle in the next SEA Games in Singapore,” Garcia told Tempo while watching the championship game between Philab and National University in the first Chairman Cup Baseball Classic at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.

Philippines Protests Lost Gold at Myanmar SEA Games

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. The Philippines said Monday it had protested a decision by officials at the Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar to strip a Filipina swimmer of her gold medal, the latest controversy surrounding the games.

The move comes after the Philippines questioned the huge number of obscure sports at the Myanmar games which seem designed to ensure that the host countries and its allies reap the most medals.

The Philippine Olympic Committee in a statement said it had sent a letter asking that Filipina swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi be given back her gold.

A Dozen of Gold at Stake for Team Philippines Today

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. A dozen of gold medals are at stake for Filipino athletes seeing action today at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, and one of the 12 is a sure gold medal from men’s basketball team.

Sinag Pilipinas faces Malaysia this afternoon in their last match in the SEA Games to formalize their gold medal win.

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Alkhaldi Settles for Bronze After Re-swim

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. Olympic swimmers Jasmine Alkhaldi settled for a third place in today’s re-swim of the women’s 100m freestyle event in the 27th Southeast Asian Games swimming competition in Wunna Theikdi Swimming Pool, Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

In what’s suppose to be a gold medal yesterday, Alkhaldi had to give up her medal and re-race the 100m freestyle event after SEA Games officials favored Thailand’s protest on the false start buzz at the start of yesterday’s race.

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Boxing & Karatedo End Philippines’ Gold Medal Drought in SEA Games

PHILIPPINES UPDATED. After two consecutive days without winning a single gold medal, Philippine boxing and karatedo teams end the gold medal drought in the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Myanmar, winning four gold medals today.

Boxer Jovie Gabuco started the medal haul by ruling the women’s light flyweight division in a majority decision win over Indonesia’s Beatrix Suguro.

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Philippine Athletics Kick Off SEA Games Campaign Today

PHILIPPINE UPDATED. Philippines athletics team are all fired up for a good start today, as athletics events kick off at the 27th SEA Games in Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Naypyitaw, Myanmar.

Spearheading the first day of athletics action are middle distance runner Archand Christian Bagsit, long jumper Henry Dagmil and hammer thrower Arniel Ferrera, all gunning to convert their 2011 SEA Games silver medals to gold.