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Philippines concludes 31st SEA Games at Fourth Place BEN NIVERA
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athletes brought home 52 gold, 70 silThe Dancesport team managed to grab 12 ver, and 104 gold medals after showing exemplamedals with the astonishing performances brought ry performances in the 31st SEA Games held in by Sean Mischa Aranar and Ana Leonila Nualla, who Hanoi, Vietnam from May 12 to May 23. brought home three gold medals; Mark Jayson Gayon and Mary Joy Renigen, who nabbed one gold and two Sadly, the Philippines wasn’t able to defend the silver medals; Wilbert Aunzo and Pearl Maria Canecrown as Vietnam swept the competition with 205 gold, 125 da, who won one silver and two bronze medals; and silver, and 116 bronze medals. Thailand placed second Michael Angelo Marquez and Stephanie Sabalo, who with 92 golds, 103 silver, and 136 bronze medals. Followmanaged to grab one gold and two silver medals. ing Thailand, Indonesia ended up in third place after winning 69 gold, 91 silver, and 81 bronze medals. Gilas Women managed to grab a gold after trailblazing their way into the Women’s 5x5 Gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo showed outstandevent. Meanwhile, Gilas Men won one silver and ing performances as he defended his SEA games tione bronze medal after winning in the Men’s tle and took home five gold and two silver medals. 5x5 event and Men’s 3x3 event respectively. “If it’s up to me, I wanted to win all the medals in all the events,” the 22-year-old said.
The Women’s Football team made history after finally grabbing a bronze medal in the Women’s Football event, the first time in 37 years. The team managed to Another member of the Philipbeat Myanmar in a 2-1 battle for the bronze medal. pine Gymnastics Team, Aleah Finnegan, who was a former United States national gymIn the Esports field, Blacklist SIBOL Esnast, nabbed two gold and two silver medals. ports National Squad dominated the Mobile Legends competition and managed to nab a gold medal Meanwhile, the Kurash team bagged one with amazing performances delivered by each playgold medal, three silver, and five bronze meder. The Women’s team for League of Legends - Wild als after amazing performances from their athletes. Rift also managed to grab a gold medal, while the men’s team managed to finish with a silver medal. Weightlifting queen Hidilyn Diaz asserted The crossfire team also finished with a silver medal. her dominance after demolishing her enemies in the Women’s Weightlifting 55 kilogram event. She defeated All medalists will be rewarded with cash inher rival, Thailand’s Sanikun Tanasan, who settled for silver centives coming from the government. Under Reafter lifting 203 kg in total, 3 kg less than Diaz. public Act 10699, each gold medal is equal to P300,000 while a silver medalist in the SEA Games Billiards sports legend Efren “Bata” Reyes will fetch P150,000 and a bronze medal P60,000. only managed to win a bronze medal in the Billiards Sports - Men's 1-Cushion Carom Singles. Team Philippines’ chef de mission Ramon Fernandez represented the PhilipHowever, the Billiards team managed to bag four pines for the closing rites of the 31st Southeast gold medals with the other worldly performances by Asian Games at My Dinh National Stadium. Rubilen Amit (Billiards - Women’s 9-Ball Pool Singles) , Johann Chua (Billiards - Men's 9-ball Pool Singles), and “This was an enlightening and educational experiCarlo Biado (Billiards - Men's 10-ball Pool Singles). The enceforyourstruly.Wefoughtasoneandwonasone!Mabuteam also won four silver and three bronze medals. hay ang atletang Pilipino!" Fernandez said. [R]
