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Asian Games: PH’s Arnel Mandal good for at least silver in wushu sanda
FILE–Fiipino wushu gold medalist Arnel Mandal. ARNEL MANDAL FACEBOOK HANGZHOU, CHINA—Sanda fighter Arnel Mandal is bound to deliver the first silver medal for Team Philippines in the 19th Asian Games after downing Kyrgyzstan’s Avazkev Amanbekov, 2-0, in the semifinals of the men’s 56kg on Wednesday night. The 27-year-old Mandal’s calculated takedowns got the approval of…
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Asian Games: Three PH sanda fighters secure at least bronze in wushu
FILE–PH wushu artist Gideon Padua. –WUSHU-SANDA TEAM PHILIPPINES PAGE HANGZHOU, China—The Philippine wushu team is assured of three bronzes at the 19th Asian Games with sanda fighters Arnel Mandal (men’s 56kg), Gideon Fred Padua (men’s 60kg) and Clemente Tabugara (men’s 65kg) figuring in the semifinals. Wushu officials, however, are skeptical about allowing Padua to face…
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