PH’s gold rush continues to keep SEA Games’ wide lead
MANILA – The Filipinos athletes remain unstoppable as they captured eight more gold medals on Thursday, the fifth day of action in the 30th Southeast Asian Games. Skateboarders and sambo artists led the gold rush with two golds each for the host country which, as of press time, has tallied 142 medals comprising 63 golds, […]
Luisita opens 5-shot lead in Fil-Am golf tourney
BAGUIO CITY – A last day collapse last year denied Luisita Golf and Country Club a back to back the title, but the Tarlac-based squad is dead set to rectify things with a win in the Seniors Championship crown with a strong start in the 70th Fil-Am Invitational Golf Tournament on Dec. 5. Chino Raymundo […]
Hallasgo dethrones Tabal in SEAG women’s marathon
CAPAS, Tarlac – Unheralded Christine Hallasgo pulled off a huge surprise early Friday morning, dethroning defending champion Mary Joy Tabal to secure the 30th SEA Southeast Asia Games women’s marathon crown in the race that began and ended inside the New Clark City Athletic Stadium here. Hallasgo overtook the fading Tabal with one kilometer left […]
Ormoc native strikes gold in beach triathlon of modern pentathlon
SUBIC — Seeking redemption, Michael Comaling copped gold in the beach triathlete event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games modern pentathlon, at the Boardwalk here on Friday. The 19-year-old native of Ormoc City dominated the event that had the competitors undergoing a shoot-swim-run course, clocking in at 17 minutes and 8.87 seconds. It was 10.97 […]
2 more Filipino pugs gain semis
MANILA – Olympians Rogen Ladon and Charly Suarez of the Philippines clinched semis berth in the boxing competitions of the 30th Southeast Asian Games Thursday by outclassing their respective quarterfinal foes at the PICC Forum. Ladon dispatched Indonesia’s Aldoms Sugoro, 4-1, in the flyweight division while Suarez beat Min Arkar Paing of Myanmar by majority […]
Noynay to defend title in Japan Dec. 7
DAVAO CITY — Southpaw Joe “Jaw Breaker” Noynay of Cebu will defend his World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific super featherweight title on December 7 against Kenichi Ogawa at the Korakuen Hall in Japan. The 24-year-old Noynay (18W-2L-1D, 7KO) retained his title against Satoshi Shimizu of Japan by a 6th round TKO last July 12 in […]
Sambo: Singapore makes history; captures first Combat Sambo Gold Medal
December 5, 2019- It was a historic moment for Singapore as Nazri Sutari delivered the country’s first SEA Games Gold Medal on Thursday for the men’s combat sambo under-82kg at the Angeles University Foundation Gymnasium in Angeles City, Philippines. Sutari marked an 8-point victory after defeating Indonesia’s Jason Sim to bag the coveted Gold Medal. […]
Sepak Takraw: Myanmar ousts The Philippines; advances to Gold Medal match
December 6, 2019- Powerhouse Myanmar booked its ticket for the Gold Medal match of Sepak Takraw after beating the Philippines, 2-1, in the men’s double event of the 30th South East Asian Games, Thursday at the Subic Gymnasium. The opening regu of the highly anticipated Sepak Takraw matchup featured the Philippines drawing first blood, 21-15 […]
Marathon: Indonesia’s Prayogo propels to victory in men’s event
December 6, 2019 – Agus Prayogo delivers gold for Indonesia as he reigned supreme in the men’s marathon at the New Clark City Aquatics Stadium. Prayogo finished the 42-kilometer run within two hours, 26 minutes and 48 seconds in his clock. The Indonesian also improved his finish from a silver last 2017 in Kuala Lumpur […]
Marathon: Philippines’ Hallasgo, Tabal cops gold, silver in women’s event
December 6, 2019 – The Philippines clinches both the gold and silver medals on the women’s marathon event at the New Clark City Athletics Stadium. Christine Hallasgo went first to the finish line with a time of two hours, 56 minutes and 56 seconds. Compatriot Mary Joy Tabal took the silver after finishing the course […]
