PH’s Monica Torres clinches gold in SEA Games’ duathlon
SUBIC BAY, Zambales — Filipina duathlon athlete Monica Torres delivered an early gold medal for the country on the second day of the 30th Southeast Asian Games here. Despite suffering from an upset stomach before the competition, Torres dominated the women’s finals at the Subic Bay Boardwalk, registering 2 hours, 8 minutes and 44 seconds […]
Women’s Wushu: Philippines’ Agatha Wong wins gold medal; Brunei, Vietnam round-up podium finish
December 1, 2019 – Agatha Wong of the Philippines takes the gold medal in Wushu at the Southeast Asian Games held at the World Trade Center. Wong finished with a score of 9.67 to best the competition. Basma Lachkar of Brunei finishes with 9.55 to take the gold medal. Bronze medal is handed to Thi […]
Women’s Triathlon: Philippines take gold, silver Indonesia gets bronze
December 1, 2019 – Filipino and Indonesian triathletes rack up the medals to officially start Day 1 of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Subic Bay Boardwalk on Sunday. Kim Mangrobang retains her SEA Games title in the event, which covers 1.5 kilometers of swimming, 40 kilometers bike and a 10-kilometer run Mangrobang, who […]
Men’s Gymnastics: Philippines’ Carlos Yulo bags gold, Vietnam gets silver, bronze
MANILA, Philippines – Carlos Yulo was nothing but spectacular in front of the home crowd after delivering a gold-medal finish in the Individual All-Around edition of the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, December 1. The Filipino standout entered the tournament as a formidable favorite. It […]
Women’s Duathlon: Philippines’ Monica Torres wins gold
SAN JUAN CITY, Philippines–The Philippines scored its 23rd gold medal in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games after Monica Torres prevailed in the women’s duathlon race on Monday in Subic. Torres, the heavy favorite to win it all as she is the reigning three-peat Powerman Asia Duathlon champion, aced the event as expected, clocking in at […]
Men’s Arnis: Philippines get four golds; Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia take silver
December 1, 2019 – Arnis make its comeback in the Southeast Asian Games as teams from participating nations face each other for gold in the Angeles University Foundation Gym in Pampanga on Sunday. Dexter Bolambao from the Philippines defeated Myanmar’s Paing Soc in the bantamweight division to get the first arnis gold medal. Nino Mark […]
Women’s Arnis: Vietnam, Philippines take early golds.
December 1, 2019 – Vietnam and the Philippines share four gold medals during the first day of the women’s arnis tournament inside Angeles University Foundation Gym in Pampanga. Jezebel Morcillo reigned supreme in the women’s bantamweight division for the Philippines, beating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Huong. Vietnam claimed gold in the women’s featherweight class as Vu […]
Cycling: Philippines’ Lea Belgira wins gold in women’s downhill event
SAN JUAN CITY, Philippines–Lea Belgira captured the Philippines’ 24th gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games after ruling the women’s downhill mountain bike race in Laurel, Batangas on Monday. Belgira dominated the race, eventually finishing it at three minutes and 9.781 seconds to win the gold. Meanwhile, Tiara Andini Prastika of Indonesia prevailed over Thailand’s […]
SEA Games extension unlikely amid ‘Tisoy’ threat
MANILA — The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Phisgoc) on Monday said there is no need to extend the ongoing 30th SEA Games as contingency plans are in place for the sports events to be affected by Typhoon Tisoy. Phisgoc chief operating officer Tats Suzara said stretching the SEA Games’ schedule beyond Dec. 11 […]
Dancesports: Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia share gold medal haul
December 1, 2019 – Three nations share the golds on the Dancesports event of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games which takes place inside the Royce Hotel in Mabalacat, Pampanga. The Philippines get 10 medals in the event, getting five each from Latin American and Modern Standard categories. The tandem of Mark Jayson Gayon and Mary […]
