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Team Philippines secured 52 golds, 70 silvers, and 104 bronze medals while establishing new records to rank 4th overall in the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) which wrapped up in Hanoi, Vietnam today, May 23.
The Philippine bowling team added another gold medal in its historic run in the 31st Southeast Asian Games as the Filipino keglers topped the men’s team-of-4 event at the Royal City Hanoi Bowling Lanes on Thursday, May 19.
Photo from Philippine Bowling Federation Merwin Tan who ended the PH’s 11
Merwin Tan (Photo courtesy of PSC) HANOI - Merwin Tan finally ended the country's 11-year dry spell in bowling on Monday, coming from behind to rule the men's singles event at the Royal City Hanoi Bowling Lanes and fueling the Philippine drive in the 31st Southeast Asian Games here. Tan, 22, a left-hander, rolled a six-bagger in the sixth and last frame to erase a 52-pin deficit and beat Yannaphon Larpapharat of Thailand and Ryan Leonard Lalisang of Indonesia, to the delight of Pinoy officials, especially those from the Philippine Bowling Federation. Tan finished with a total score of 1292, his bid immensely helped by six straight strikes in the sixth frame where he scored 249, after a 234 in the fifth frame that bumped him up to No. 3 overall. Larpapharat and Lalisang were relegated to silver and bronze, respectively, with scores of 1286 and 1221. "Sobrang saya and shocking din po, na nanalo po ng gold ang Pilipinas (I'm so happy and shocked that I won gold for the Ph
The renaissance of Philippine bowling continues as Merwin Tan delivered the gold medal in the men’s singles event to successfully end the country’s 11-year medal drought in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Royal City Hanoi Bowling Lanes in Vietnam on Monday May 16.
Merwin Tan (File photo fro