Basketball, combat sports, athletics, e-sports, and shooting were the big winners on Day 10 of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), as the Philippines won the overall championship with 149 golds, 117 silvers, and 119 bronzes in the biggest edition of the SEA Games that featured 56 sports in 530 events. The total of […]
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Boxing champions Nesthy Petecio, Eumir Marcial lead Philippines’ best-ever medal tally on Day 9 of 2019 SEA Games
World boxing champions Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial led the country to its best-ever overall medal standings on Day 9 of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). The host nation of the biennial meet went into the Tuesday events with a gold medal tally of 113 that matched its best showing in the 2005 […]
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Filipino athletes claim 24 golds, 113 in total on Day 8 of SEA Games
The Philippines made history on Day 8 of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games winning golds in track and field, softball, baseball, e-sports, golf, squash, surfing, rowing, waterski and wakeboard, soft tennis, rugby, skateboarding, golf, and billiards. The foursome tracksters of Filipino Olympian Eric Cray, Asiad champion Kristina Knott, Anfernee Lopena, and Eloiza Luzon capped […]
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Golfer Bianca Pagdanganan, Obstacle Course Racing power PHL to 72 golds midway through 2019 SEA Games
The Philippines’ campaign for top medalist finish at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) is on course midway through the biennial meet as Day 6 ended with the tally boards showing 71 gold, 55 silver, and 50 bronze for a total of 176 medals for the host nation. Asian Games gold medalist Bianca Pagdanganan […]
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SEA Games athletes praise Athletes’ Village facilities, food in New Clark City
The Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) Athletes’ Village in New Clark City has been winning the hearts of athletes who have praised the world-renowned Filipino hospitality that welcomed them to Capas, Tarlac. Reports of disorganization in the days before the official opening of the SEA Games have now been overrun with news of praises for […]
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Asian awards body SPIA honors Philippines as Best SEA Games organizer
The Sports Industry Awards (SPIA) Asia, the region’s leading sports business conference and awards platform, has praised the 2019 Southeast Asian Games hosted by the Philippines as the best edition of the biennial meet. During SPIA Asia’s awards event at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Tuesday night, SPIA chief executive officer Eric Gottschalk noted how the […]
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Carlos Yulo, Arnis, Wushu solidify Team PHL campaign on Day 3 of SEA Games with 9 more golds
Typhoon Tisoy (Kammuri) did not stop Team Philippines’ gold-silver-bronze medal haul in the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). On Day 3, there were six golds from wushu, arnis’ two more golds, and another one from gymnast Carlos Yulo in the floor exercise – keeping the Philippines on top of the medal standings with a […]
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Hidilyn Diaz, Gilas Pilipinas lead Gold medal victories on Day 2 of SEA Games 2019, Philippines tops medal tally
Olympian weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and Gilas Pilipinas basketball men and women’s teams led the gold medal victories of the Philippines on Day 2 of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), keeping the host country on top of the medal standings. The official medal tally board of the 2019 SEA Games places the Philippines on top […]
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Olympic Council of Asia impressed by Philippines SEA Games facilities, encourages bid for 2030 Asian Games
The Philippines might get a chance to host a much bigger and much larger sporting event than the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) as the country was encouraged by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to bid for the hosting of the Asian Games in 2030. OCA Honorary Life Vice President Jizhong Wei of China […]
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Carlos Yulo, Dancesports, Arnis lead 22 Gold medal haul on SEA Games Day 1
World gymnastics champion Carlos Edriel Yulo, and the dancesport and arnis athletes led the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) Day 1 medal haul for Team Philippines which amassed 22 gold, 14 silver, and 11 bronze medals, sending the host nation on top of the medal standings. TRIATHLON After the 30th SEA Games Grand Opening Ceremony […]
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Pinoy bayanihan spirit: Private groups volunteer, step up hosting of SEA Games
The Pinoy bayanihan spirit is lifting the Philippines with private groups, companies, and individuals volunteering and stepping up to showcase Filipino hospitality as the country hosts the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). Amidst social media posts by Pinoy netizens offering to house, feed, transport, and accompany the international athletes participating in the biennial meet, […]
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