SETTING a precedent, a bronze medal will now be awarded in a Southeast Asian Games sport even if there are only three competing countries in the Philippine hosting of the event, the Southeast Asian Games Federation Council announced on Friday. Celso Dayrit, SEA Games Executive Committee chairman, said the move was done upon the recommendation…
THE presence of all 11 competing nations in the SEAGames PH 2019 was formally recognized on Friday morning during simple flag-raising ceremonies held at the plaza of the Athletes Village at the New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. The delegations were welcomed by Athletes Village Mayor Arrey Perez, Bases Conversion Development Authority vice president for…
A truly exceptional world-class production. With no less than President Rodrigo Duterte in attendance, fans at the closely-guarded 50,000-seat Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan and millions more around the region through television witnessed the lavish and spectacular inaugural rites of the 2019 SEA Games last Saturday night. “It (the opening ceremony) will be awesome,” described…
November 30, 2019 As the nation commemorates the 156th birth anniversary of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio, the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) on Saturday enjoined all Filipinos to pay tribute to the country’s modern-day heroes: our national athletes. The Opening Ceremony of the 30th South East Asian (SEA) Games was be held on Saturday…
OLONGAPO – Living up to their lofty expectations, Filipino triathletes made a golden sweep in ruling the men’s and women’s divisions of the first sport ushering in full hostilities in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games here on Sunday. Earning the distinction as the country’s first gold medalist was John Chicano, who led a 1-2 finish…
WORLD gymnastics champion Carlos Edriel Yulo, as expected, made his golden debut in the 30th SEAGames PH 2019 Sunday night, easily ruling the all-around finals of the men’s artistic gymnastics competition at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. In front of an adoring hometown crowd, Yulo, 19, tallied 84.900 points in six apparatus to vanquish Vietnamese bets…
THE Philippines began day with two gold medals from its triathletes, triggering a blitz that had it adding nine more by sunset to surge to the top of the overall medal standings in first of the 30th 2019 Southeast Asian Games. The Filipinos thus far have 11 gold medals, four silvers and four bronze medals,…
HIDYLIN Diaz broke her jinx in the SEAGames PH 2019 last Monday night, ruling the women’s 55-kilogram division of weightlifting in impressive fashion to highlight another stellar outing of PH campaigners on several fronts. In front of packed and animated crowd at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Diaz, 28, a silver medalist in the 2016 Rio…