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(Eagle News)–The Philippines hauled more golds in the 30th Southeast Asian Games with wins in arnis and the women’s sepak takraw events. Dexler Bolambao took home the country’s first gold medal in arnis, after defeating Paing Soe of Myanmar in the bantamweight division via unanimous decision. In third place was Cambodia’s Nget Deb. The Philippine women’s sepak takraw team dominated the event with a win against Indonesia, who took home the silver. Myanmar clinched the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines defeated Indonesia in the preliminary round of the women’s sepak takraw event in Subic on Sunday, Dec. 1. The final score was 670-660. Earlier, John Chicano clinched the country’s first gold in the 30th SEA Games with a win against fellow Filipino Kim Remolino in the men’s triathlon event. Filipinos Kim Mangrobang and Kim Kilgroe also won gold and silver, respectively, in the women’s triathlon event. The Philippines’ Agatha Wong was declared […]
by Talek Harris Agence France Presse Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) — Southeast Asian Games organizers have given their strong backing to keeping home-grown sports like sepak takraw — as well as the policy of tailoring the program to suit the host country. The biennial Games, whose 29th edition is underway in Malaysia, are known for their distinctive regional sports and home-nation bias. The hosts have topped the medals table at six of the last […]
