HANOI Jones Inso was near flawless in men’s taijiquan of wushu on Friday until a Malaysian performed a notch higher to steal the gold medal from the Filipino in the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Friday. Inso’s routine wowed the crowd including Wushu Federation of the Philippines officials led by Freddie Jalasco at…
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