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'
Team Philippines in the 31st Southeast Asian Games opening ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam on Thursday (May 12, 2022) (Screenshot via PSC) HANOI - Kurash (folk wrestling) athlete Jack Escarpe won the country's second gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) here, emerging victorious in the men's 73-kilogram (kg) event. The team likewise added two more medals Sydney Sy's silver in the women's +87 kg category, bowing to Myanmar's Aye Aye Aung, 1-0, and Al Rolan Llamas' bronze in men's -60 kg. On Wednesday, Francine Padios (pencak silat) bagged the country's first gold. Medal performers in the SEA Games will meet President Rodrigo Duterte before he leaves Malacanang on June 30. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chair William Ramirez said in a news release on Friday that SEA Games medalists will receive cash benefits under Republic Act No. 10699 or the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act. An individual gold medalist from t
HANOI Andrew Kim Remolino takes his turn to shoot for the gold medal as Kim Mangrobang defends her women’s crown in 31st Vietnam Southeast Asian Games triathlon action set at sunrise at the Sunset Bay in Tuan Chau. Remolino, 22, Cebu’s top triathlete, clinched silver in the Philippine 2019 SEA Games at…
INDONESIA stands in the way of the Philippines’ bid for another sweep of duathlon and triathlon in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam next month. National duathlon and triathlon coach Melvin Fausto said that the Indonesians are the Filipinos’ biggest stumbling blocks in their bid to sweep the four…