Unbeaten in the region for 31 years, the Filipino cagers fell to the G Indonesians, 81-85, in the gold-medal match in a shocking result that is expected to have repercussions on the Philippine team’s lineup, coaching staff and approach in its-- Read more👇
WIN SOME, LOSE SOME.
With a 4-1 card, the Gilas women bagged the gold. Indonesia can match that record with a win over Singapore late Sunday, but the Filipinas will still prevail, having beaten the Indonesians, 93-77, Monday last week.Backed by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee, the Filipinos finished the 12-day biennial games with 51 gold medals on top of 67 silver and 92 bronze medals.
Also on Sunday, Tokyo Olympics bronze winner Eumir Marcial mauled his unheralded Timor Leste opponent to lead a final-day, four-gold medal haul. Eumir Marcial, Ian Clark Bautista and Rogen Ladon show their gold medals as they defeated their opponents to lead the country’s four-gold medal haul in the final day of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.
Hidilyn Diaz won her battle for the 55-kg gold in the weightlifting competition against a fellow Olympic gold medalist from Thailand, pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena retained his title with a new meet record of 5.46 meters and world vault champion Carlos Yulo captured 5 gymnastics gold medals to go with two silvers to lead the PH charge in these games.
Obiena, Asia’s best pole vaulter, on the other hand, looks to reach his peak form in the World Athletics Championships to be held in Eugene, Oregon in the United States on July 15 to 24, 2022, while Yulo is expected to defend his title in the 51st FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, England. Both Obiena and Yulo, who failed to win a medal in the Tokyo Olympics, believe they are ripe for the 2024 Paris games.
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