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Four PH gold medalists prove they are built for bigger challenges with dominating triumphs – rezal404
The national obstacle race team proved peerless in the Southeast Asian Games with Guinness-level performances. —TEAM PHILIPPINES PHOTO The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is getting a little bit too shallow for these dominant athletes. Pocketing golds in the regional meet wasn’t enough for a handful of Filipino champions on Saturday as they began looking forward…
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Annie Ramirez wins third straight SEA Games gold medal in jiu-jitsu – rezal404
FILE – Filipino Jiu-jitsu fight Annie Ramirez wins another SEA Games gold medal. –ANNE RAMIREZ PHOTO PHNOM PENH—Jiu-jitsu grappler Annie Ramirez submitted Vietnam’s Thi Thuong Le via knee bar to rule the women’s ne-waza nogi -57kg on Saturday at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games. It was the third gold medal for Ramirez in these Games,…
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Christine Hallasgo looks to reclaim SEA Games marathon gold – rezal404
FILE – Christine Hallasgo in women’s marathon. SEA GAMES POOL PHNOM PENH—Christine Hallasgo easily got over a piercing defeat in the previous Southeast Asian Games when Indonesia’s Odekta Elvina Naibaho snagged her marathon title. But the 2019 champion won’t let it slip from memory. “I will do the best I can to reclaim the gold,”…
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On eve of all-female PH parade, jiujitsu’s woman warrior gets sweet revenge on 2019 tormentor for first gold – rezal404
Kaila Napolis of the Philippines locks up Cambodia’s Jessa Khan. TEAM PHILIPPINES PHOTO Kaila Napolis waited for a long time to grapple with Jessa Khan again after an agonizing night back in the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. “Getting back at her took a long time and I was really motivated to win,” said Napolis…
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Filipinas still look good to land gold – rezal404
(File) Filipinas celebrate dominating win in friendly over Papua New Guinea. -CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Key names will be missing, but the Philippine women’s football team still looks solid with Sarina Bolden and Hali Long leading the Filipinas in the 32nd edition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia starting this week. Quinley Quezada and Olivia…
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Sarina Bolden to lead Filipinas’ gold quest in SEA Games – rezal404
The Philippines’ Sarina Bolden celebrates a goal against Vietnam during the Women’s Asian Football Federation (AFF) semifinal match at the Rizal memorial coliseum in Manila on July 15, 2022. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP) MANILA, Philippines-The make-up of the Philippine women’s football team remains formidable on paper despite missing other key names for the…
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Gilas Women’s mission in SEA Games is more than just gold – rezal404
Gilas Pilipina’s women roster for SEA Games 2023. -FRANCIS OCHOA/INQUIRER Two Southeast Asian Games gold medals later, the Gilas Pilipinas women’s team still plays like a team on a mission. “We still want to prove ourselves,” team captain Janine Pontejos told the Inquirer recently. Prove what exactly? That they are exactly where they belong, reigning…
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Young bets show PH weightlifting in good hands even after Diaz-Naranjo with seven gold medals in World Youth meet – rezal404
Rosalinda Faustino lifts 100 kilograms (kg) to secure the clean and jerk gold in the girls’ 55-kg division before starring in the awarding where the Lupang Hinirang was played for the seventh time. —PHOTOS COURTESY OF INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION Each of the five bets the Philippines sent to the 2023 International Weightlifting Federation World Youth…
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