The last time Filipino tankers won in the SEA Games was way back in 2009 when Miguel Molina won a pair of mints in the men’s 200 and 400-meter individual medley while Daniel Coakley and Ryan Arabejo had one each in the men’s 50-meter freestyle and men’s 1,500-meter freestyle,
Meralco coach Norman Black emphasized the importance of being on-point defensively as the second-seeded Bolts face offensive juggernaut TNT KaTropa in the PBA Governors' Cup semis.
"It will be a huge challenge being matched up against the top offensive team in the conference," said Black after getting the No. 3 KaTropa as their opponent in best-of-five duel beginning Dec. 13.
PAL athletes join SEA Games
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is raising the country’s flag for all Filipino athletes, two of whom are PAL crew competing in separate events. PAL Captain Ditto Nestor Dinopol not only flies the Airbus A320 airplane in his day job, but will also vie for medals in shooting; while Flight Steward Christopher Policarpo is part of the Philippine Underwater Hockey team for the SEA Games.
SEA Games -Weightlifting
Hidilyn Diaz emerged as the star of the show for Team Philippines on Monday when she finally bagged her first Southeast Asian Games gold with a dominant performance in women’s weightlifting.
Pencak Silat delivered its maiden gold for the Philippines in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games after Edmar Tacuel topped the men’s seni tunggal event Monday noon at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center.
Canoe kayak's competition manager on Monday decided to reschedule the games originally scheduled today to December 6-8 for the 30th Southeast Asian Games ( SEAG) due to typhoon Tisoy.
Asian elite champion Monica Torres sustained her energy despite an upset stomach to clinch the women’s duathlon on Monday at the Subic Bay Boardwalk.
SUBIC – Host Philippines started the day with two gold medals from its marathoners, and by dusk, has collected nine more to surge on top of the medal standings in Day 1 of the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines won the men’s artistic gymnastics individual all-around title on Sunday in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
FILIPINO duathletes will try to duplicate the huge success of their triathlete counterparts when they see action Monday at the Subic Baywalk inside the Subic Freeport Zone.