Asian Games: Another bronze for PH courtesy of pencak silat

FILE – Cherry May Regalado of the Philippines competes in the women’s seni artistry regu putri event of the 29th Southeast Asian Games pencak silat competition Tuesday at the Kompleks Sukan Bukit Kiara in Kuala Lumpur. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/SEA GAMES POOL

The Philippines bagged another bronze medal in pencak silat courtesy of Cherry May Regalado in the women’s single division in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Regalado delivered the country’s 11th bronze medal on Monday, a day after fellow Filipino bets Dines Dumaan and Jeffersoon Loon also got third-place finishes in pencak silat.

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Indonesia’s Puspa Arumsari went home with the gold medal with 467 points while Singapore’s Nurzuhairah Mohammad Yazid edged out Regalado for the silver.

As of posting, the Philippines is in 16th place with 14 medals including three golds.

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