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Awesome threesome breaks ice for RP |
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 01:00 |
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VIENTIANE – Carla Lagman, Rani Ann Ortega and Francesca Alarilla put together their world class act in a superlative show of grace and power in taekwondo’s poomsae competitions and won the country’s first gold as expected yesterday in the 25th Southeast Asian Games. The trio, fresh from its gold medal performance in the World Poomsae Championships in Cairo, Egypt last week, won the gold with a total of 16.97 points to beat close rival Thailand (16.94) barely three hours before the formal opening of the Games in this former kingdom, which became the Lao Democratic Republic on Dec. 2, 1975. The Philippines and Thailand were tied at 8.37 in the first part of a difficult routine – the keumgang which involved arm and leg coordination – but the Filipinas made an impressive showing in the second part – the pyongwon, which involved fully-coordinated kicks – to earn 8.60 points. Thailand was slightly behind with 8.57 points. Vietnam and Indonesia won the consolation bronze in the four-nation competition. The trio embraced one another in celebration when the results were announced, and Filipino athletes and officials who walked from the nearby Athletes Village to watch the event waived Philippine flaglets to celebrate Team Philippines’ breakthrough gold in the biennial competitions. |
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Sanshou bet snares RP third silver |
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Saturday, 07 November 2009 02:38 |
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HANOI – The Philippines picked up another silver in sanshou and two bronze medals in muay to improve on its previous stints in the Asian Indoor Games here Friday. Rhea May Rifani won the country’s third silver medal in the women’s 52-kg sanshou event while muay artists Zaidi Laruan and Jay Harold Gregorio took the bronze medals in the lightweight and welterweight class as the Philippines posted a one-gold, three-silver and five-bronze medals in this third staging of the Asian meet. Rifani bowed to 20-year-old Chinese rival Gong Jinlan, 0-2, at the close of the sanshou event at the Trinh Hoai Duc gymnasium. “No excuses, I loss to a better fighter,” said the 24-year-old Benguet native Rifani who was wrestled down four times in the two-round encounter. |
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Subang assures RP another silver in Asian Indoor Games |
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Friday, 06 November 2009 02:50 |
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HANOI – Muay artist Maricel Subang assured the Philippines of another silver medal as the country has established its best showing in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games with two days left before the competitions end. Subang demolished Chanthayong Songka of Laos, 4-1, in the semifinal round at the women's flyweight class held Thursday at the Rach Mieu Gymnasium in Ho Chi Mihn City to advance into Saturday’s finals. Two more muay fighters, lightweight Zaide Laruan and welterweight Jay Harold Gregorio, also went up against separate foes late Thursday night where a win would send them to the gold medal round. The players will have a rest day on Friday with Subang facing Thailand's Konnika Nuanboriboon, a 5-0 victor against Hong Kong’s Jenny So Ming Wai in the other semis bout, in Saturday’s finals. With Subang's assured silver and at least two more bronze medals from Laruan and Gregorio, the 23-member RP delegation already surpassed the one gold, two silver and three bronze medals the country won during the 2007 edition held in Macau, China. |
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Pinoy Edward "The Landslide" Folayang wins in Saipan MMA event |
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Monday, 20 April 2009 07:30 |
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Another Filipino made his mark in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) after clinching a victory in his international MMA debut. Edward "The Landslide" Folayang defeated Saipanese Jerome Narita via technical knockout in the Gorilla Warfare MMA “Battle Ready” held in Saipan. “The Landslide” took down his opponent in just 52 seconds. |
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