After SEA Games, work cut out for Gilas men, women – rezal404

Coach Pat Aquino (left) and the Gilas Pilipinas women are staying positive after a silver finish in the SEA Games. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/Ariya Kurniawan The Philippines saw its two-edition rule in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games women’s basketball competition come to an end last Sunday. But while national coach Pat Aquino was grateful and proud that…

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Filipinas take SEA Games flop as lesson learned while looking at good things they can build on for World Cup stint – rezal404

The Filipinas will take heart in some of the positives from the SEA Games, including a second straight win over regional powerhouse Vietnam. —PFF PHOTO The Filipinas refused to be discouraged by their early exit in the 32nd Cambodia Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and would rather look at silver linings that could be useful heading…

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Gilas doubters ‘inspired’ SEA Games gold win, says CJ Perez – rezal404

Southeast Asian Games – Basketball – Cambodia v Philippines – Final – Morodok Techo Elephant Hall 2, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 16, 2023 Philippines players celebrate after winning the match REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon PHNOM PENH—CJ Perez searched for a personal motivation to keep him going and found his from all the non-believing skeptics of Gilas…

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PH boxers make late Abap chief Ed Picson proud with 10 medals in SEA Games – rezal404

FILE – Ed Picson. PSA PHOTO PHNOM PENH–Wherever the late Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (Abap) president Ed Picson may be, chances are he is smiling. Abap secretary-general Marcus Manalo believes the national boxing team made Picson proud after bringing home four golds, five silvers, and one bronze for a total of 10…

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Romualdez lauds Gilas Pilipinas for reclaiming SEA Games title – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes gets a victory ride as the Philippines defeats host Cambodia to win the men’s basketball gold at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. REUTERS MANILA, Philippines—Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez lauded the Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team on Wednesday for reclaiming the gold medal in the…

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Football chaos brings curtain down on drama-filled SEA Games – rezal404

Indonesia’s Komang Teguh Trisnanda (4) and Thailand’s Soponwit Rakyart (R) react as a fight breaks out on the sidelines of the men’s football final match between Thailand and Indonesia during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) Nearly two weeks of triumphs,…

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Asian football probes ‘acts of violence’ after red cards mar SEA Games final – rezal404

Indonesia’s Komang Teguh Trisnanda (4) and Thailand’s Soponwit Rakyart (R) react as a fight breaks out on the sidelines of the men’s football final match between Thailand and Indonesia during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) The Asian Football Confederation said…

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Drastic reduction of indigenous games in next SEA Games calendar – rezal404

The delegation from the Philippines parades during the opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh on May 5, 2023. –CAMBODIA 2023 PHOTO PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—“Kun Khmer,” what? The abundance of indigenous sports in the calendar of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games here may…

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Jeremy Pacatiw’s kickboxing silver wraps up PH’s SEA Games 2023 campaign – rezal404

FILE–JEREMY PACATIW FACEBOOK PHNOM PENH—Jeremy Pacatiw closed out the Philippine campaign at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games here with a silver medal in kickboxing. The 27-year-old Pacatiw dropped his gold-medal encounter in the men’s K1 -67kg category against Vietnamese Van Chinh Hoang, 0-3, on Tuesday evening at the Elephant Hall of the Morodok Techo National…

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Gilas Pilipinas Women salvage SEA Games 2023 silver – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Janine Pontejos. –CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/Ariya Kurniawan | Instagram @ariyakurniawan16 MANILA, Philippines–The Philippines came out of the gates hard to roll past Malaysia, 77-63, to salvage a silver medal on Monday in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games women’s basketball competition at Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh. Janine Pontejos shot the basketball with…

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