On the final day of action at the World Combat Games in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, another Filipino has taken home the gold medal.
Taekwondo jin Darius Venerable had clinched the country's final gold of the Games on Monday, through his victory at the men's individual poomsae.Venerable won with the score of 9.280, beating South Korea's Lee Namhun and Singapore's Darren Yap.
He joined jiu-jitsu fighter Kaila Napolis and muay thai specialists Rhichein Yosorez and Alyssa Mallari among the gold medalists in the tournament.It is the country's 3rd gold medal of the World Combat Games, which drew to a close on Monday, giving the Philippines 13 medals .
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