Tag: Games
Gilas’ winning streak snapped by Mongolia in Asian Games 3×3
Gilas Pilipinas vs Mongola in the Asian Games 3×3 basketball. -SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas’ three-game winning streak in the Asian Games 3×3 basketball showcase met its end on Friday. The Nationals bowed to Mongolia, 21-12, finding very few answers to the enemy’s pinpoint shooting at Deqing Basketball Court in Hangzhou, China. Bismarck Lina had…
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Nesthy Petecio bows out early in Asian Games boxing
Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio in the Asian Games in Huangzho, China. –POOL PHOTO HANGZHOU, China—Nesthy Petecio became the latest casualty in the short list of promising Filipino medalists at the 19th Asian Games. Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu Ting delivered the cataclysmic blow by upending Petecio, 4-1, on Friday at Hangzhou Gymnasium here, showing the Filipino…
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Korean gamers on cusp of Asian Games gold, and avoiding military service
FILE– T1 mid laner Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok on the sideboard before game 5 against DRX during the League of Legends World Championships at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo HANGZHOU, China– Gaming superstar ‘Faker’ is one of a large number of male South Korean athletes at the Hangzhou Asian Games who,…
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China continues Asian Games dominance by surpassing 150 medals
China’s national flag is seen during the medal ceremony for the women’s 10m air rifle shooting event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 24, 2023. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP) HANGZHOU, China — China blew past the 150-medal mark Thursday on Day 5 of the Asian…
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LIVE UPDATES: Hangzhou Asian Games September 29
The action continues for Team Philippines in the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 in 2023 on Friday, September 29 in Hangzhou, China. The country has sent 396 athletes from 40 sports to compete in this year’s continental meet. As of 10 pm on Thursday, the Philippines has one silver–courtesy of wushu fighter Arnel Mandal–and five bronze…
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South Korea’s ‘Avengers’ claim another Asian Games fencing gold
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Fencing – Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China – September 28, 2023 China’s Shen Chenpeng in action against South Korea’s Kim Junho during the Men’s Sabre Team final REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon HANGZHOU, China–South Korea’s Olympic champion fencers claimed a third consecutive gold for the nation in the Asian Games men’s…
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Filipinas advance to Asian Games football quarterfinals
Philippine women’s football team in the Asian Games. –PWNT/PFF Sara Eggesvik scored two goals in the second half as the Philippines defeated Myanmar, 3-0, on Thursday to secure a place in the quarterfinals of the Hangzhou Asian Games women’s football competitions at Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium. Eggesvik pulled off the brace in between the hour…
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Nesthy Petecio begins Asian Games bid vs Chinese Taipei rival
FILE–Philippines’ Nesthy Alcayde Petecio. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa HANGZHOU, China—A medal in the Asian Games is the only hardware lacking in Nesthy Petecio’s crowded trophy room. Petecio is determined to add the 19th Asian Games to her collection, starting off her bid against long-time rival Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei on Friday at the Hangzhou Gymnasium…
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Card game bridge offers a sharp contrast to esports at Asian Games
Manthanee Yaisawang from Thailand wears jewelry with the Diamond, Spade, Club and Heart symbol of playing cards as she takes part in the Bridge Women’s Team Round Robin event against India for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) HANGZHOU, China — If you’re looking for another…
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Alex Eala gets bronze in Asian Games debut after tough stand vs No. 23 foe
Alex Eala in her Asian Games women’s singles semifinals match. –POOL PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Facing her toughest opponent yet, Alex Eala didn’t back down and pushed the World No.23 Zheng Qinwen of China to her limits before yielding a 1-6, 7-6(5), 3-6 loss in their thrilling semifinal duel in the Asian Games women’s singles…
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