■ Ofelia C. Empian Wushu-taulo athlete Jones Llabares Inso gave the Philippines its second bronze medal while wushu-sanda fighter Gideon Padua handed the bronze after the Wushu Federation forfeited his semis match for his safety during 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Inso of La Trinidad, Benguet shared the podium behind China’s Gao Haonan and
Three athletes from Baguio and Benguet will see action as part of the Philippine delegation in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 23 to Oct. 8. Sanda player Gideon Padua will be competing in the 60-kilogram and fellow highlanders and taolu players Thornton Lou Sayan and Jones Labares Inso will join the competition
Baguio Wushu Federation’s Alessandra May Arevalo Maquilan has contributed a silver and a bronze medal for the Philippine Wushu Team during the 9th World Kung Fu Championships in Emeishan, Sichu-an Province, China from Aug. 23 to 28. Overall, the national squad clinched one gold, three silver, and one bronze me-dal. Maquilan won a silver in 42
ONE-TWO. Andrew Kim Remolino (left) and Fernando Tan Casares clinch the silver and gold medals, respectively, in the triathlon event of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Tuan Chau, Vietnam on Saturday (May 14, 2022). Like Casares, women's event bet Kim Mangrobang retained her crown. (Photo courtesy of PSC-POC) HANOI - Triathlon delivered as promised on Saturday, sweeping the men's and women's individual gold medals and perking up the Filipinos' campaign in the 31st Vietnam Asian Games here. Kim Mangrobang, 30, broke away from the pack in the bike leg of the 1.5-kilometer (km) swim, 40-km bike, and 10-km run event in Tuan Chau island en route to her third straight crown in 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 31 seconds. Filipino-Spanish Fernando Tan Casares, 26, proved a worthy successor to compatriot John Leerams "Rambo" Chicano, topping the men's race in 1:56.57. Andrew Kim Remolino of Cebu City and Raven Faith Alcoseba settled for the men's silver and women'
ONE-TWO. Andrew Kim Remolino (left) and Fernando Tan Casares clinch the silver and gold medals, respectively, in the triathlon event of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Tuan Chau, Vietnam on Saturday (May 14, 2022). Like Casares, women's event bet Kim Mangrobang retained her crown. (Photo courtesy of PSC-POC) HANOI - Triathlon delivered as promised on Saturday, sweeping the men's and women's individual gold medals and perking up the Filipinos' campaign in the 31st Vietnam Asian Games here. Kim Mangrobang, 30, broke away from the pack in the bike leg of the 1.5-kilometer (km) swim, 40-km bike, and 10-km run event in Tuan Chau island en route to her third straight crown in 2 hours, 13 minutes, and 31 seconds. Filipino-Spanish Fernando Tan Casares, 26, proved a worthy successor to compatriot John Leerams "Rambo" Chicano, topping the men's race in 1:56.57. Andrew Kim Remolino of Cebu City and Raven Faith Alcoseba settled for the men's silver and women'