Chess capped the Philippine Campaign in the 11th Asean Para Games on a golden note Friday with a sweep of the men’s B2-B3 and women’s PI individual and team blitz events, respectively, at the Lo-rin Hotel. Know more:
SURAKARTA, Indonesia—Chess capped the Philippine Campaign in the 11th Asean Para Games on a golden note Friday with a sweep of the men’s B2-B3 and women’s PI individual and team blitz events, respectively, at the Lo-rin Hotel.
Nonetheless, Severino emerged as the country’s most bemedaled athlete with four gold and two silvers in the 11-nation sportsfest in the stint supported by the Philippine Sports Commission. This recent performance ought to be good for fourth overall, which, however, was still not reflected in the official APG website as of 6 p.m. , with the Philippines still lodged in fifth place at 23-24-40 behind Malaysia at 28-15-8.
Fellow newcomer Marco Tinamisan sustained his sweet performance with his second straight gold medal while Gary Bejino finally scored a breakthrough after two runner-up finishes in capturing his first gold in the swimming competition. “It was FVR who initiated the formation of the para movement in the country so we pay our tribute to the late President in offering the showing of our athletes in the 11th Asean Para Games in Indonesia to him,” he said.
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