A bronze medal winner in last year’s Summer Games, Marcial was simply too classy for his Mongolian rival, scoring a lopsided 5-0 win to advance to the Round-of-16 in the men’s 80-kilogram match that capped the day’s busy schedule in boxing.
HANGZHOU, China – Tokyo Olympic veteran Eumir Marcial gave Mongolia’s Dalai Ganzorig a neat lesson in boxing while two-time Olympic swimming medalist Kayla Sanchez failed in her first test in the Asian Games here.Marcial’s victory gave PH boxing a 2-2 record for the day after.
Even the presence of Sanchez, a noted relay artist, was not enough to turn the tide as the country’s 4x100m freestyle could only finish fifth. Despite finishing a far fifth, Sanchez and company can console themselves well after bettering the PH record mark 3:47.05, which were set by Alkhaldi, Remedy Rule, Chua and Nicole Oliva four years ago.There was no complain on the part of Sanchez, saying it was a great honor to have Filipino girls on her side.
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