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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A shopping mall in tropical Manila closes for the night but a once ragtag team of skaters is hitting the rink aiming to make history in the Southeast Asian Games. Dubbed “The Mighty Ducks” after the 1992 Disney film, the Philippine men’s ice hockey team are targeting gold in Malaysia where the SEA Games begin on Saturday — a far cry from the days when their players knew only of the sport from watching movies. “‘The […]
(Agence France Presse) — The Philippines is targeting 50 gold medals at the upcoming Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia, one of their biggest tallies on foreign soil, the head of the country’s delegation said Friday. Chef de mission Cynthia Carrion-Norton said 50 was a “reasonable” target based on estimates by the national commissions of each sport which will compete from next week in Kuala Lumpur. “The president of each sports commission promised me and it […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s sports minister has urged fans not to boo Olympic swimming champion Joseph Schooling at the Southeast Asian Games, after the Singaporean sparked a furor by vowing to “teach (Malaysians) a thing or two.” Schooling, who won Singapore’s first gold medal at last year’s Rio Olympics, caused controversy with his remarks last week, before insisting he meant no offense and that his comments were taken out of context. Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin […]
KUALA, Lumpur (Reuters) — In the middle of a sprawling construction site, over a dozen young Malaysian men, sporting ice skates and protective gear, descend onto an indoor skating rink to do their morning drills amid a mist of condensation. They’re in equatorial Malaysia, where it is summer all year long, and training flat out for the debut of winter sports at the biennial Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which will be hosted by their home country […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Philippine Olympic Committee, they submitted a resolution proposing that the country be the host of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), adding that the Philippines now have the capability to serve as the host for the said regional games because of new venues available like the Philippine Arena and the Philippine Sports Stadium. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
SEA Games gold medalist Eric Buhain w/ @nikcolate in the studio #unitygames2015 Gold medalist Eric Buhain talks about what every athlete should have – discipline!
JUNE 9 (Eagle News) — Malacanang saluted Filipino athletes competing in the 28th Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, and congratulated a triathlete who won the country’s first gold medal in the ongoing SEA games. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr., in a radio interview, said the President congratulated all Filipino athletes who won medals for the country, and made special mention of triathlete Ma. Claire Adorna for winning the first gold medal for […]
