Johann Chua captured his first-ever Southeast Asian Games gold after defeating Carlo Biado, 9-6, in an all-Filipino final of the men’s 9-ball singles Wednesday, May 18 in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Johann Chua focuses on his aim while Carlo Biado looks on (Photo from Bambol Tolentino's Facebook page) Chua
The Muntinlupa City government congratulated Filipino pool player Carlo Biado for winning a silver medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games being held in Vietnam. Biado, a resident of Barangay Putatan in Muntinlupa, bagged the silver medal in Men’s 9-Ball Pool Singles on May 18. The Philippines’ Joh
Kayla Richardson emerged as the fastest woman in the regional meet by topping the 100-meter sprint on a day when gold medals came in trickles for Team Philippines at the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday, May 18.
Kayla Richardson (PSC-POC Media) Richardson clocked 11.60 seconds in deliveri
HANOI - Fil-American Kayla Richardson regained the 100m dash crown she won in 2015 as a teenager as the Philippines held off a spirited challenge by Indonesia for third overall Wednesday in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here. Richardson's victory in the century dash at dusk came after the women's archery team of Abby Bidaure and sister Pia, along with Phoebe Amistoso, bagged the team recurve title at the Hanoi National Training Center. Meanwhile, Johann Chua emerged as the new singles 9-ball billiards king at the Ha Dong District Sporting Hall. Now 26, Richardson emerged as the 100m queen of the 2015 Singapore games, but somehow faded into the backseat when she yielded the spotlight to Kristina Knott in recent years. Knott became the darling of Philippine athletics in 2019 when she won two gold medals in the 4x100 mixed relay and the 200 meters. But Knott, who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, had to skip the games here due to plantar fasciitis in her foot, leaving the
ARCHERY GOLD. Archers Pia Bidaure, Abby Bidaure and Phoebe Amistoso celebrate after the gold medal in the women's recurve team in the ongoing 31st SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday (May 18, 2022). It was the first gold contributed by the archery for the Team Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Team Philippines) HANOI - Archery contributed its first gold to the Philippine campaign in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here on Wednesday, nipping top seed Vietnam 26-25 in a thrilling shoot-off for the women's team recurve title at the Hanoi National Training Center. Abby Bidaure, 20, emerged as the heroine for Team Philippines, hitting the bullseye in the final arrow of the shoot-off for a 10 with just 10 seconds left on the clock, eliciting loud cheers from other members of the team who gingerly watched the thrilling showdown from behind. The winning team, which included Bidaure's sister, Pia, and Phoebe Amistoso, battled back with a 57-49 win in the fourth frame after trailin