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BMX rider delivers bronze for Team PH

Published Oct 1, 2023 12:58 pm

At A Glance

  • Drawing strength from the inspiring win of pole vault king EJ Obiena a night ago, Patrick Coo survived an early spill and joined a short list of medalists from Team Philippines with a bronze medal showing in the BMX racing of cycling in the 19th Asian Games on Sunday, Oct. 1.

HANGZHOU, China — Drawing strength from the inspiring win of pole vault king EJ Obiena a night ago, Patrick Coo survived an early spill and joined a short list of medalists from Team Philippines with a bronze medal showing in the BMX racing of cycling in the 19th Asian Games on Sunday, Oct. 1.

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Daniel Caluag (left) and Patrick Coo (PSC-POC Media pool)

With his daredevil kind of riding, Coo scraped the upper part of his right thigh after crashing in the first moto of the 12-cyclist contest, but battled through the pain to become the seventh Filipino bronze medal winner so far after nine days of intense competitions in various fronts here.

Team PH so far has one gold and one silver – still way, way behind in the medal tally as it now needs miracle wins in weightlifting, boxing, karate and jiu-jitsu in the latter half of the 19-day continental showpiece to match its four-gold haul in the previous Asiad.

The day’s biggest heartbreaker was weightlifter John Febuar Ceniza, who lost the bronze by one kilo in the men’s 61kg – no thanks to poor showing in the clean and jerk where he managed only 163 for a 297-total. Korean Kim Chungguk lifted 171 kgs for 298. 

China’s Li Fabin took the gold in a new meet record of 310 kgs, while another Korean in Pak Myong Jin got the silver in 307 kgs.

“I’m very happy but hurting for sure,” said the 21-year-old Coo, adding that his pants got ripped due to the impact of his crash in the event held in Chun’an.

Japan’s Asuma Nakai, winner of the bronze in the UCI world championships last year in Nantes (France), took the gold, while Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) champion Komet Sukprasert of Thailand bagged the silver.

After Obiena’s record-breaking win, focus will shift on Tokyo Games gold medal winner Hidilyn Diaz.

But little is expected from the Tokyo Games heroine as Diaz will now be competing in a heavier weight category. She reigned in the Tokyo Games, as well as the Indonesia Asiad while competing in the 55kg. 

Scheduled to fight later Sunday is Tokyo Games bronze medal winner Eumir Marcial who will be going up against Thai SEAG champion Weerapon Jongjoho in the quarters of their 80-kg class boxing bout.

Tokyo Games silver medal winner Carlo Paalam returns to the ring on Tuesday, and like Marcial, will also be facing a dangerous rival in reigning world champion Uzbek Abdulmalik Khalokov in the quarters of their men’s 57-kilogram class fight.

It marked the third straight time a BMX rider won a medal for Team PH in the event with Danny Caluag winning the gold in the Incheon 2014, and a bronze in Indonesia edition five years ago.

But Caluag settled for sixth place this time here, perhaps his age of 36 already taking its toll on his performance.

Coo, an Olympic Solidarity scholar, thanked Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, who heads PhilCycling.

“This could kick off more major accomplishments for Patrick,” Tolentino said. “He’s only 21, so young, and he’s been training seriously and diligently the past year or so under the Olympic Solidarity program.”

Over at the Olympic stadium in athletics competitions, Fil-Am Kristina Knott advanced to the final round of the women’s 200m while John Tolentino also marched to the medal round of the men’s 110mm hurdles with both runners also needing to kick their performance to higher gear if they are to finish in the top 3 of their respective events.

Another big disappointment for this year’s edition were the men’s and women’s golfers.

Proud winners of three medals in the Indonesia Games in 2019, including the two golds produced by Fil-Japanese Yuka Saso in the individual and team events, this time the golf team will go home empty-handed.

The top finisher was pro Clyde Mondilla who ended up joint 10th in men’s individual medley, while teen sensation Riannie Malixi settled for 11th in the women’s side at the West Lake International Golf Course in Xihu District here yesterday.

After an encouraging start, shooter Hagen Topacio self-destructed in the Trap-50m men’s qualification, and failed to make it to the shoot-off after finishing outside of the Top 10 with 117 total. He topped the first phase of qualification with 74.

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