Mary Francine Padios captured the Philippines' first gold medal after besting Indonesian opponent Puspa Arumsari in the women's artistic seni tunggal event of the 2021 Southeast Asian Games at the Bac Tu Liem Gymnasium in Vietnam Wednesday, May 11. Francine Padios, gold medalist in the women's...
A rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) at My Dinh National Stadium. (Photo from VNA) A combination of technology and traditional arts will be showcased in Thursday’s opening ceremony of the 31st Southeast Asian Games even as Mary Francine Padios...
The Philippine kurash team delivered the country’s first medals at the 31st Southeast Asian Games after bagging one silver and two bronzes late Tuesday at the Hoai Duc Gymnasium in Vietnam. Helen Aclopen Talongen bowed to Vietnam’s Trang To Thi, 1-0, to settle for the silver medal in the...
Francine Padios led the Philippines' campaign in pencak silat after barging into the final of the women's artistic seni tunggal event in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games at the Bac Tu Liem Gymnasium in Vietnam Tuesday, May 10. Francine Padios (Screenshot from Vietnam SEA Games livestream) Padios, a...
Renz Dacquel and Claudine Veloso opened the women's kickboxing campaign with a bang after advancing into their respective gold medal matches in the 2021 Southeast Asian Games at the Multi-Purpose Hall Gymnasium in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. Renz Dacquel, Jean Claude Saclag, and Claudine Veloso (Photo from...
The Philippine beach handball team fell short to powerhouse Vietnam, 14-18, 21-14, 10-8, to assure itself of the silver medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the Tuan Chau, Quang Ninh in Vietnam. Photo from Beach Handball Philippines Needing a victory to claim the gold medal, the Filipinos...
Fil-American diver Ariana Drake missed out on a podium finish by a slim margin after settling for fourth place in the women’s 3-meter springboard at the 31st Southeast Asian Games at the My Dinh Water Sports Palace in Vietnam. The 17-year-old Drake, who is in her first SEAG appearance, posted...
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...