(Eagle News) – The Philippines is the over-all champion of the 30th Southeast Asian Games with a hefty gold medal haul of 149, dominating the biennial regional sports meet, while second placer Vietnam has 96 golds as of evening of Dec. 10. The host country thus makes a dominating presence in the biggest SEA games in history with a total medal haul of 385. Aside from the 149 golds, it had 117 silvers, and […]
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Gilas Pilipinas’ gold at SEA Games basketball, a show of power with 34-point lead over Thailand
PHL wins 13th consecutive SEA games’ gold for men’s basketball (Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas won the gold for men’s basketball at the 30th SEA Games with a dominant 34-point lead over Thailand, final score of 115-81, Tuesday night, Dec. 10. This is the Philippines’ 13th straight gold for men’s basketball at the SEA Games, and the 18th gold for the country in the men’s hoops at the multi-sport biennial meet in the region, […]
Gilas Pilipinas gets SEA Games gold with blowout of Thailand
(Eagle News)–Gilas Pilipinas went on to clinch the gold in the men’s basketball event of the 30th South East Asian Games on Tuesday, Dec. 10, after obliterating Thailand at the Mall of Asia Arena. The final score was 115-81. The Filipinos led by only nine points at the half, but pulled away in the third quarter. Their win came after the Philippines’ women’s basketball team made history after winning the country’s first-ever gold in that […]
PHL wins first-ever SEA Games gold in women’s basketball
(Eagle News)–The Philippines women’s basketball team made history on Tuesday, Dec. 10, after winning the country’s first-ever gold medal in the biennial sports event. The Filipino players routed Thailand with a 91-71 blowout at the Mall of Asia Arena. Jack Animam and Janine Pontejos led the Philippines’ offense against Thailand led by Tiffany Bias. Indonesia copped the bronze after defeating 2017 gold medalist Malaysia, 70-59.
PHL clinches silver in men’s volleyball after falling to Indonesia
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ men’s volleyball team clinched the silver medal on Tuesday, Dec. 10, after a loss to Indonesia. The Filipinos trailed the Indonesians in three sets– 25-21, 27-25, 25-17—despite best efforts and loud cheers from the mostly Filipino crowd. The Philippine team lost to their Southeast Asian neighbor after an upset over powerhouse Thailand over the weekend. This was the Philippines’ first finals appearance in decades.
Russian sports minister says athletes can dispute WADA ban via sports arbitration court
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov said on Monday, following the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) ruling to ban Russia from sports for the next four years, that Russia athletes could dispute the agency’s ban through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Earlier in the day, the WADA Executive Committee decided to ban Russian athletes from participating in the Olympic Games for 4 years. WADA decided to admit to the next Olympic […]
Filipino boxers rule the ring in SEA Games finals
by James EDGAR Agence France Presse CLARK, Philippines (AFP) — Filipino fighters punched their way to seven boxing golds at the Southeast Asian Games’ very own Thrilla in Manila in front of a raucous home crowd on Monday. The fifth and final day of the boxing program climaxed with 13 medal bouts at the Philippine International Convention Center Forum in the capital, and the boxing-mad host nation was not disappointed. Carlo Paalam, Rogen Ladon, […]
PHL set to be 30th SEAGames over-all champ with wide gold medal lead; 137 golds won as of Day 9
(Eagle News) – The Philippines is set to be the over-all champion of the 30th Southeast Asian Games as Day 9 ends with the host country grabbing 137 gold medals and a total medal haul of 345. The country also has 102 silvers and 106 bronze medals as of late evening of December 9. Thailand grabbed the second spot with 84 golds, 91 silvers and 102 bronzes, while Vietnam is third with 79 golds, […]
Russia banned from Olympics, World Cup over alleged doping
by Eric BERNAUDEAU Agence France Presse LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia for four years from major global sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, over manipulated doping data. WADA’s executive committee, meeting in Lausanne, handed Russia the four-year suspension after accusing Moscow of falsifying laboratory doping data handed over to investigators earlier this year. Not only will Russia be ruled […]
PHL still on top spot with 90 golds as of Sunday noon (Dec. 8)
(Eagle News) – The Philippines continued lead the 30th Southeast Asian Games medal tally with 90 gold medals as of Sunday noon, Dec. 8. Aside from the 90 golds, the host country also bagged 68 silvers and 70 bronze medals, for a total medal haul of 228 Indonesia dislodged Vietnam in second place with 51 gold medals, 49 silvers and 65 bronze medals, while Vietnam drops into third place with 47 gold medals, 52 silvers […]
Efren “Bata” Reyes gets bronze in SEA Games carom
(Eagle News) — Four-time eight-ball world champion Efren “Bata” Reyes settled for a bronze medal in the men’s 1-cushion carom event at the 30th Southeast Asian Games, after being defeated by his Vietnamese opponent who advanced to the finals instead. Reyes bowed down to Dinh Nai Ngo, with a score of 100-14. On Wednesday, Reyes destroyed his Thai opponent, Punyawee Thongchai, 100-37. In previous interviews, Reyes had said he would do his best to get […]
E-sports events debut at 30th SEA Games
https://youtu.be/MICnhkGNBNA (Eagle News) – E-sports events made their historic debut at the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday, December 5, at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan, Metro Manila. There are six medals to be contested in the events which should all conform to the standards of the International Olympic Committee that the selected games should not “should not promote the culture of violence and gambling.” The games are under three categories: PC, […]





