Three Filipino kickboxers competing in the low kick event showed brilliance and are expected to reach their respective gold medal matches in the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Multi-Purpose Hall Gymnasium in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. In this file photo, Jean Claude Saclag (red) celebrates after...
Thousands of competitors are gathering in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi for the 31st SEA Games after Covid-19 postponed the event for six months. AFP Sport looks at five athletes who could steal the show when the Games begin on Thursday. Panipak Wongpattanakit (Thailand) The world number one in...
Carlo Biado Champion athletes from billiards, athletics and jiujitsu banner the Philippine delegation arriving on Wednesday in time for the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. World champions Efren “Bata” Reyes and Rubilen Amit, as well as reigning US 8-ball...
Honorio Banario, former ONE featherweight champion, and Emmanuel Cantores dominated their respective foes to advance to the semifinal of the low kick contest in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games at the Multi-Purpose Hall Gymnasium in Bac Ninh, Vietnam Monday night, May 9. honorio banario Banario and...
The Philippine handball team assured itself of at least a silver medal after surviving Thailand, 26-21, 22-27, 7-6 victory in the preliminary round of men's beach handball at the Tuan Chai Island in Quang Ninh, Vietnam. Head coach Jana Franquelli posted the result in social media and dedicated the...
Reigning gold medalist Jean Claude Saclag barged into the semifinal round while three other Filipino kickboxers fell to their respective opponents in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games at the Multi-Purpose Hall Gymnasium in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. In this file photo, Philippines' Jean Claude Saclag (red)...
Fil-American diver Ariana Drake fell short of giving the country its first medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games Sunday after finishing fourth in the women’s 1-meter springboard at the My Dinh Water Sports Palace in Vietnam. File Photo from Lailani Velasco Drake, 17, tallied 207.15 points to...
Reigning US 9-ball open champion Carlo Biado dominated top competitor Raymund Faraon in the Finals to bag the National 10-Ball Tournament title – a fitting send-off before he flies to Vietnam for the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Biado defeated Faraon in a convincing 11-3 fashion to emerge as the...
The Philippine beach handball team survived Thailand, 18-16, 18-16, Friday to jumpstart its campaign at the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Tuan Chau Beach in Quang Ninh, Vietnam. It was a revenge of sorts for the Filipinos, who lost to the same rivals, 19-18, 21-16, in the 2019 edition that...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes took to social media Thursday, May 5 to explain the absence of Dwight Ramos, Robert Bolick and Japeth Aguilar in the 12-man roster for the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games. Reyes said Ramos will remain in Japan to complete his B.League duties with the...
Stephan Schrock and Jovin Bedic lead the national U-23 team’s bid to start off its 31st Southeast Asian Games campaign in Vietnam on a high note against Timor-Leste Friday, May 6 at the Viet Tri Stadium. The Philippine Azkals captain along with the striker of Kaya-Iloilo were added as the two...
Football and beach handball kick off the country’s participation in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam when they see action in the preliminaries Friday. The beach handball team clashes with 2019 silver medalist Thailand at the Bac Ninh Sports University Gymnasium to jumpstart its...
