Pinay spikers off to rousing start, beat Malaysians in 3 sets

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 08:13:52 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA The Philippine women’s volleyball team swept Malaysia, 25-14, 25-20, 25-15, Friday to jumpstart its medal bid in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Quang Ninh Gymnasium in Vietnam. The Filipina spikers controlled the tempo of the match anchored on Mylene Paat for their first win in the round-robin preliminaries. The Nationals briefly […]

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Lights and dance as Vietnam opens 31st SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 13 May 2022 03:53:05 +0000

HANOI (AFP) – Vietnam set off a spectacle of lights, dance and music at Thursday’s opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games, brushing aside gloomy weather to launch a party-like atmosphere eclipsing a six-month Covid delay of the event. Fireworks exploded above the capital city’s 40,000-seat My Dinh National Stadium during the two-hour show, as […]

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All eyes on world champ Yulo as gymnastics gets going in SEAG

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 08:53:01 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Carlos Yulo starts his bid for multiple gold medals Friday when the men’s artistic gymnastics fires off in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The two-time world champion aims to eclipse his two-gold, five-silver medal finish in the 2019 edition when the qualifying rounds in individual apparatus get underway at the […]

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6 Pinoy kickboxers go for gold

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 07:45:31 +0000

BAC NINH, Vietnam – Six Filipinos led by Jean Claude Saclag and Gina Iniong Araos vie for gold medals in the finals of the 31st Southeast Asian Games kickboxing tourney Friday at the Bac Ninh Gymnasium in Hanoi.  Saclag, the reigning champion in the men’s low kick 63.5kg class, battles Chaleamlap Santidongsakun of Thailand while Araos, also […]

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Pinoy golfers launch gold medal drive in SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 04:28:48 +0000

Fully motivated, Filipino golfers are hoping to dish out their best as the SEA Games golf competitions unwrap Friday at the Heron Lake Golf Course in Vinh Phuc, Vietnam. Their missions are to keep both the women’s crowns, including the individual title,  and getting a crack at the men’s gold against their regional counterparts in […]

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Tokyo Games champ Diaz not looking past SEA Games opposition

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 08:57:18 +0000

VINH PHUC, Vietnam  – Although she’s the odds-on pick to lift the gold in her division, Olympic champion Hidilyn Diaz refused to look past the opposition in the 31st Southeast Asian Games weightlifting battle on May 19-22 at the Hanoi Sports Training and Competition Center.  It’s not for lack of training or desire. She just […]

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Pencak silat athlete delivers first gold for PH; all set for SEAG opening

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 05:55:43 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA A combination of technology and Vietnam’s traditional arts will be showcased in Thursday’s opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games even as Mary Francine Padios delivered the country’s first gold medal in her pencak silat event at the Bac Tu Liem Gymnasium in Vietnam. According to the Games website, state-of-the-art technology such […]

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PH football blanks Timor Leste, men’s beach handball also wins in SEAG

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 06 May 2022 23:34:08 +0000

A fearless attacking display powered the Philippines to a 4-0 triumph over Timor Leste at the start of men’s football at the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho, Vietnam, on Friday.  Over at Tuan Chau Island in Quang Nihn Province, the men’s handball team also opened its campaign on […]

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CDM Fernandez inspires PH athletes in SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 10:02:40 +0000

HANOI — Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Commissioner Ramon Fernandez boosted the confidence of beach handball and kickboxing athletes in their quest to capture medals in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here. Fernandez, the Team Philippines chef de mission to the Games, visited the billeting areas of these sports and challenged them to compete at the […]

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PH starts SEAG campaign in football, beach handball; 3 athletes test Covid positive

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 09:14:13 +0000

By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Football and beach handball kick off the country’s campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam as preliminaries start Friday. The beach handball team clashes with 2019 silver medalist Thailand at the Bac Ninh Sports University Gymnasium to jumpstart its bid of eclipsing its bronze-medal finish at the 2019 edition that […]

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