Team Philippines (Photo courtesy of PSC Facebook page) HANOI - Olympian Ernest John Obiena easily retained his pole vault title and the Philippines, in its most productive day yet, also struck gold in triathlon, jiu-jitsu, fencing, and gymnastics Saturday to boost its bid for a top-three finish even as host Vietnam moved out of reach in the 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games here. Kim Mangrobang, at 30 still very much competitive, broke away from the pack in the bike leg of the 1.5K swim, 40K bike, and 10K run event and won her third straight SEA Games crown pulling away while Fil-Spanish Fernando Tan Caseres, 26, proved to be a very able successor to compatriot John Leerams "Rambo" Chicano, topping the men's race in 1:56.57. The twin victories, which duplicated the two-gold sweep by triathlon in the 2019 Philippine Games, started the ball rolling for the Filipinos, who also got gold medals from jiu-jitsu fighters Meggie Ochoa in the women's minus 48kg class an
Gilas Pilipinas failed to defend the gold in both the men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games following a pair of semifinal defeats at the hands of Thailand Saturday, May 14 in Hanoi, Vietnam,
Gilas Pilipinas failed to defend the gold in both the men’s and women’s 3x3 basketball competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games following a pair of semifinal defeats at the hands of Thailand Saturday, May 14 in Hanoi, Vietnam,
HANOI Ernest John “EJ” Obiena could have blindfolded himself and still come out winner in men’s pole vault he easily dominated to highlight a productive Saturday for Team Philippines in the 31st Southeast Asian Games. The Tokyo Olympian Obiena was simply a cut above the SEA Games field. He easily cleared 5.40…
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