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Men’s Gymnastics: Gold Medal finish for the Philippines in Floor Exercise

MANILA, Philippines- Focus, grit, and class, the three main highlights of the podium finishers for the Floor Exercise of the Men’s Gymnastics Tournament of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The Philippine’s hometown hero Carlos Yulo earned the right to the coveted Gold Medal. While Surintornta Tikumporn (Silver Medal, Thailand) and Mat Asri Zul Bahri (Bronze […]

Men’s Gymnastics: Still Rings Exercise features Vietnam bagging coveted Gold Medal

MANILA, Philippines- It was Vietnam’s Dang Nam who conquered the Still Rings Category leading to a Gold Medal outing. The Philippine’s Carlos Yulo finished with a Silver Medal tying the score of Apifin Dwi of Indonesia who was awarded Bronze last Tuesday (Dec. 4, 2019) for the Men’s Gymnastics Tournament of the 2019 Southeast Asian […]

Men’s bowling: Indonesian tandem takes gold in doubles event

December 4, 2019 – Indonesia snatches the gold in the men’s doubles event on the second day of bowling competitions at the Coronado Lanes in Starmall EDSA Mandaluyong City. Billy Muhammad Islam and Hardy Rachmadian finished in the first place for Indonesia after garnering a combined total of 2,592 pinfalls. Islam and Rachmadian tallied a […]

Obstacle Course Racing: Philippines sweeps golds

BINAN, Philippines–The Philippine obstacle course racing team dominated Day 2 of the Southeast Asian Games OCR event at Filinvest City in Muntinlupa on Wednesday. The quartet of Kyle Antolin, Kaizen dela Serna, Monolito Divina, and Deanne Nicole Moncada was the first to snag a gold after ruling the 400-meter, 12-obstacle mixed team assist with a […]

Men’s Lawn Bowls: Malaysia trips Brunei to gold medal finish

December 4, 2019 – Malaysia mauls Brunei Darussalam, 24-6, to get the gold medal in the men’s lawn bowls fours event at the Clark Global City in Pampanga. The quartet of Muhammad Idham Amin Ramlan, Daeng Dhadry Dahasry, Zuhilmie Redzuan, and Firul Izwan Abd Muin teamed up to give Malaysia their first SEA Games medal […]

Women’s lawn bowls: Singapore edged Philippines to cop gold

December 4, 2019 – Singapore get their first gold medal in lawn bowls at the expense of the Philippines to conclude the women’s lawn bowls triples at the Clark Global City on Wednesday. The trio of Lim Poh Eng, Goh Que Kee, and Shermeen Lim Xin Yi edge past the Filipino lineup of Nancy Toyco, […]

Women’s shooting: Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia ends up in podium

December 4, 2019 – The Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia shared the podium in both the individual and team events of women’s precision pistol competition at Marine Corps Training Center. Marly Martir, a navy lieutenant commander in her native Philippines, get the gold medal beating 11 other contingents. Martir tallied a total score of 1,450 points, […]

Women’s fencing: Singapore bet cops gold vs. Philippines

December 4, 2019 – Singapore adds another gold medal in its tally as they win in the women’s individual epee at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman delivered a first-place finish after defeating Hanniel Abella in the finals, 15-12. With both fencers earning a yellow card in the first bout, […]

Men’s fencing: Thailand eke out vs. Malaysia in indy foil

December 4, 2019 – Thailand staged a comeback against Malaysia to claim the gold medal in men’s individual foil on the second day of fencing competitions at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Thai fencer Chornnasun Mayakarn defeated Malaysian Hans Yoong in a close fashion, 15-14, to get the championship. Yoong dominated the early […]

Lawn Bowl: Singapore earns Gold Medal spot

December 4, 2019- Singapore bags the SEA Games Gold Medal for Lawn Bowl with Goh Quee Kee, Lim Poh Eng and Shermeen Lim rallying the Singaporean charge. The Philippines followed up with a Silver Medal finish while Malaysia took the Bronze award. Singapore’s first-place finish gives them their 18th overall Gold Medal. It was Silver […]