Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 21:52:28 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Nesthy Petecio started her title-bid retention in devastating fashion, mauling Kay Thew of Myanmar to advance to the semifinal of the women’s featherweight boxing in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Bac Ninh Gymnasium Wednesday.The 30-year-old Petecio displayed the form that won for herself the silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 21:37:12 +0000
HANOI – Fil-American Kayla Richardson stepped out of the shadows of her more illustrious teammate Kristina Knott as she crowned herself the fastest woman in 31st Southeast Asian Games at the My Dinh National Stadium here Wednesday. A slow starter, Richardson needed a burst of speed halfway through the 100-meter finals and held steady to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:08 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympian Kurt Barbosa, Rubilen Amit, and Eric Cray and delivered as expected metals as Team Philippines stayed on track on its target of finishing third at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Barbosa, who was king of the finweight division in the regional biennial meet in the Manila 2019 edition, showed […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 13:22:00 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Prodigious Alex Eala showed why she’s a two-time Grand Slam in girls’ doubles as she led the march of the Filipinos into the quarters of tennis competitions in the 31st Southeast Asian Games Tuesday at the Bac Ninh’s Hanaka Sports and Service Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Eala’s solid ball striking was in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 09:36:10 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Rubilen Amit outclassed Singapore’s Jessica Tan, 7-2, on Tuesday to retain her women’s 9-ball singles crown in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Amit was in cruise control right from the onset, taking the first three racks to the delight of her supporters. The Singaporean, however, pulled to within 3-2. […]
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HANOI – Philippine team chef de mission Ramon Fernandez is convinced that if the trend continues, the county would hit its goal of finishing third overall in the medal standings. “We are halfway through the Games, and we are in the top three of the medal standings, thank God. We are well within our target of finishing […]
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By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Carlos Yulo is expected to receive more than P1.6 million cash incentives for his medal haul at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. As provided for by the law under Republic Act 10699, a gold medal winner in the said biennial meet is entitled to a P300,000 cash bonus, while a […]
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By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA William Morrison led the Philippine athletics team’s medal drive Sunday night after retaining the men’s shot put gold at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Morrison successfully defended his title by heaving the metal ball to18.14 meters to outclass the opposition. Thailand’s Jakkapat Noisri took home the silver in17.32m wile Malaysia’s […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 15 May 2022 09:55:55 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Gymnasts Carlos Yulo and Aleah Finnegan and duathlete Kim Mangrobang spearheaded the Filipinos’ medal assault Sunday after emerging as the country’s first double gold medalists in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Yulo blew away the competition with a world-class performance by amassing 15.200 points to retain his floor exercise title – […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 14 May 2022 22:27:19 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA World-class pole vaulter EJ Obiena retained his title in record-breaking fashion Saturday night while the triathlon team completed another golden sweep in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam. Obiena, ranked No. 6 in the world, cleared 5.46 meters with nary a trouble to win the event for the second straight edition. Making […]
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