Wushu warrior owns PH’s most precious medal so far at Asian Games

Arnel Mandal (right) gives the Philippines its first silver medal in the Asian Games.—PSC-POC POOL For the next few days, Arnel Mandal will hold the distinction of being the best finisher among Filipino athletes in the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) here in Hangzhou, China. “I wasn’t expecting any of this, I’m super happy,’’ said the…

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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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Wushu legend and med student Agatha Wong stands out on lean day for PH – rezal404

Southeast Asian Games – Wushu – Chroy Changvar Convention Center Hall A, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 12, 2023 Philippines’ Agatha Chrystenzen Fernandez Wong celebrates winning gold in the women’s Taijijian during the medal ceremony REUTERS/Cindy Liu PHNOM PENH—Agatha Wong, now a medical student and a part-time national athlete, arrived at this Cambodian capital without…

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