More Filipino athletes try to push their campaigns in the Hangzhou Asian Games after the Philippines bagged its first gold medal in China courtesy of EJ Obiena on Saturday.
Obiena’s record-setting win in pole vault put the Philippines–which sent 396 athletes from 40 sports to this year’s Games–at 18th place in the medal tally as of September 30 at 10 pm.
More Filipino athletics bets see action on October 30 along with athletes from archery, sepak takraw, baseball, golf, chess, squash, kurash, boxing and basketball.
TEAM PHILIPPINES OCTOBER 1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Janry Ubas (photo above) has every reason to be confident of a podium finish. —REUTERS
HANGZHOU, China—Just one incredible jump, one he is capable of anyway.
That’s all it is going to take for Janry Ubas to make the podium in the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) here.
The current Southeast Asian Games men’s long jump champion and record-holder is hoping to find that extra spring in his legs not only to win a medal in Asiad athletics but to meet the qualifying leap for next year’s Olympics in Paris as well.
Carlo Paalam in the Asian Games boxing round of 16. –POOL PHOTO
The national boxing team took a huge blow to the chin when Nesthy Petecio, a silver medalist in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, was eliminated by a taller foe from the medal race on Saturday.
Another Olympic silver medalist, also faced with a rangier opponent, made sure his own bid would go on.
Carlo Paalam cut down Kyrgyzstan’s Uulu Munarbek Seiitbek to size in the 57-kilogram (kg) division of men’s boxing, hammering out a 4-1 victory to advance to the quarterfinals in the Asian Games here in Hangzhou, China.
Nesthy Petecio hasn’t relinquished her dream of another Olympic stint. —POOL PHOTO
HANGZHOU, China—Walking out of the Hangzhou Gymnasium corridor following a failed Olympic qualifying bid, Nesthy Petecio’s resolve only got reinforced despite facing a tougher road ahead.
“I’m not yet done. The fight continues and I’ll come out of this even more motivated,’’ said Petecio in Filipino after she got shown the door in women’s boxing at the 19th Asian Games.
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