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Fencing: Nicanor pulls comeback vs. Permatasari for women’s sabre gold

December 5, 2019 – Jylyn Nicanor nips a comeback victory to claim the women’s sabre gold in fencing at the World Trade Center. The Filipino defeated Indonesian rival Diah Permatasari, 15-14, that saw eight deadlocks and five lead changes. Permatasari led the early game with an 8-5 outing in the first bout, capped by a […]

Sambo: Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia clinch golds.

December 5, 2019 – Two Filipinos, a Singaporean, and an Indonesian grab the first four gold medals of sambo at the Angeles University Foundation Gymnasium. Chino Sy exerted his dominance over Weng Luen Gary Chow of Singapore in the under-82 kilogram male sport sambo category. Sy outsocred Chow, 4-1. Indonesian Rio Bahari and Sonram Jenghor […]

Women’s Badminton: Thailand edge out Indonesia, 3-1

December 3, 2019 – Thailand snatches the first medal for badminton after defeating Indonesia in the finals of the team event at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex. Ratchanok Intanon delivers the first set for the Thais, defeating Indonesian opponent Gregoria Tunjung two games to one. The team-up of Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani and Apriyani Rahayu evens […]

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, […]