LIVE UPDATES: Hangzhou Asian Games September 30
Team Philippines remains in search of its first gold medal in the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 in 2023 as competition continues on Saturday, September 30 in Hangzhou, China.
The country has sent 396 athletes from 40 sports to compete in this year’s continental meet and it has yet to win a gold medal midway through the competition.
That could change today as the Philippines’ best bet for a gold medal in the Games–EJ Obiena– competes in the men’s pole vault final on Saturday.
Asian Games: TEAM PHILIPPINES SEPTEMBER 30 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally as of 10pm, September 30
Asian Games 2023 Medal Tally as of 10pm, September 30
Filipinas lose big to Japan to end Asian Games football campaign
Philippine women’s football team in the Asian Games. –PWNT/PFF
The Philippine women’s football team saw its Hangzhou Asian Games women’s football campaign come to an end with a harsh 8-1 quarterfinal loss to Japan amid rainy conditions on Saturday at Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium.
Reduced to 10 players after the dismissal of team captain Hali Long, the Filipinas were forced to play catch up and eventually on the defensive as Japan racked up a number of goals in the second half that eventually covered up what was a competitive battle amid the heavy downpour.
Gilas out of 3×3 basketball medal contention in Asian Games
Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 team in the Asian Games men’s basketball 3×3 competition. –SBP
MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas crashed out of the 3×3 medal race after bowing to South Korea, 19-16, in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
The Philippines found itself in an early 7-0 hole in the quarterfinal clash at Deqing Basketball Court, struggling against the Koreans who dealt damage from inside and out.
North Korea scores big win over South Korea in Asian Games football
North Korea’s players celebrate a goal in the women’s football quarter-final match between South Korea and North Korea during the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in Wenzhou, China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
HANGZHOU, China–North Korea struck three late goals to secure a 4-1 win over neighbor South Korea on Saturday and progress to the semifinals of the Asian Games women’s football.
An Myong Son, Ri Hak and Kim Kyong Yong scored inside the final 10 minutes to break the deadlock against the South Koreans, who played the final 50 minutes with 10 players after Son Hwa-yeon was sent off for a second bookable offense.
Asian Games: PH Blu Girls bow to Chinese Taipei ahead of bronze match
FILE– PH Blu Girls in the Hangzhou Asian Games. Photo Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines
The Philippine Blu Girls absorbed a 6-4 loss to Chinese Taipei on Saturday in what turned out to be a warm-up match before the bronze medal clash of the two teams in the Hangzhou Asian Games women’s softball competitions.
Despite rallying twice to tie the game, the Blu Girls surrendered two runs in the bottom half of the sixth inning that eventually spelled the difference in the final game of the super round at at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Center.
EJ Obiena delivers PH’s first Asian Games gold in Hangzhou with record win
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Athletics – Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China – September 30, 2023 Philippines’ EJ Obiena in action during the Men’s Pole Vault final REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
HANGZHOU, China—EJ Obiena lived up to expectations and delivered the first gold medal of the Philippines in the 19th Asian Games on Saturday evening.
With hardly any threat to the two-time Asian champion, Obiena validated his claim to the continental throne and added the Asiad diadem to his myriad of medal collections.
Obiena cleared 5.75 meters for the gold and later on established a new Asian Games Games record by hurdling 5.90m when all of his rivals already fell by the wayside.
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EJ Obiena stamps his class in Asian Games men’s pole vault
EJ Obiena shows why he’s the world No. 2 in pole vault as he delivers the Philippines’ first gold medal in the Hangzhou #AsianGames! 🥇🇵🇭
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EJ Obiena, already the gold winner, trying to clear 6.02m for Asian record and personal best. He failed his first attempt. He has two more. | @CFColinaINQ
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Everyone else is out. EJ Obiena wins the gold in the Hangzhou #AsianGames men’s pole vault! All his remaining attempts now are for setting the record. | @CFColinaINQ
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Gilas loses to Jordan, faces longer road to Asian Games podium
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee is guarded by Jordan’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.–ASIAN GAMES POOL
MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas missed out on an outright passage into the quarterfinals of the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball tournament on Saturday, following an 87-62 rout at the hands of Jordan.
The Philippines were held to just 10 points in the payoff frame, having very few answers against the Falcons squad littered with nine players who saw action in the recent Fiba World Cup.
Zhang Zhizhen wins men’s tennis gold for China at Asian Games
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Tennis – HOC Tennis Centre, Hangzhou, China – September 30, 2023 China’s Zhang Zhizhen celebrates after winning his men’s singles final match against Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
HANGZHOU, China–Chinese tennis trailblazer Zhang Zhizhen claimed the nation’s first men’s singles gold medal at the Asian Games in nearly 30 years on Saturday, riding a wave of crowd support to beat Japan’s Yosuke Watanuki 6-4 7-6(7) in Hangzhou.
Zhang, the first Chinese man to break into the top 100 in the world rankings, roared back from 4-1 down in the first set and wrapped up the match after Japanese number two Watanuki blew a set point in the tiebreaker with a double-fault.
FINAL SCORE: Gilas Pilipinas vs Jordan
Taiwanese sisters take gold in women’s doubles tennis at Asian Games
Taiwan’s Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan celebrate with their gold medals after the tennis women’s doubles final at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
HANGZHOU, China— Taiwanese sisters Chan Yung-jan and Chan Hao-ching took gold Saturday in women’s doubles tennis at the Asian Games and are now looking ahead to next year’s Olympics in Paris.
Chan Yung-jan told reporters after beating Lee Ya-hsuan and Liang En-shuo, also Taiwanese, in the final that even though she’s the older one at 34, 30-year-old Chan Hao-ching is “like the big sister.”
“But I need to make her calm down a little bit,” she added.
She said their different personalities complement each other on the court.
North Korean sets weightlifting world record at Asian Games
North Korea’s Ri Song Gum competes in the women’s 49kg weightlifting competition during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
HANGZHOU, China–North Korean weightlifter Ri Song-gum set a world record in the women’s 49-kg division at the Asian Games, lifting a combined 216kg as the event started with a bang on Saturday.
Ri, who lifted 92kg in the snatch and 124kg in the clean and jerk, eclipsed the previous mark of 215kg set by China’s Jiang Huihua during the world championships in Saudi Arabia three weeks ago.
Rosegie Ramos finishes fifth in Asian Games debut
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Weightlifting – Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China – September 30, 2023 Philippines’ Rosegie Ramos in action REUTERS/Ann Wang
HANGZHOU, China—Rosegie Ramos crashed out of the medal podium in the nation’s opening bid in weightlifting on Saturday at the 19th Asian Games here.
The 19-year-old from Zamboanga City pulled the bar to 87kgs on her third snatch attempt and lifted 103 in the clean and jerk, good enough for fifth in the women’s 49kg category at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium.
Gilas moves on to basketball 3×3 quarterfinals after close win
Gilas Pilipinas Men 3×3 at the Asian Games.–SBP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas secured a quarterfinal berth after withstanding Kazakhstan, 15-14, to secure a quarterfinal berth in the 19th Asian Games’ 3×3 men’s caging Saturday afternoon.
The Philippines found itself in a nip-and-tuck affair as the Kazakhs—No. 2 finishers in Pool D—refused to budge for most of the contest at Deqing Basketball Court in Hangzhou, China.
Carlo Paalam advances to boxing quarterfinals
Carlo Paalam in the Asian Games boxing round of 16. –POOL PHOTO
HANGZHOU, China—Carlo Paalam had to fend off another rival with superb length and reach before winning his bout and moving on to the quarterfinals of men’s boxing in the 19th Asian Games.
Trying to chop down an opponent a head taller than him, Paalam’s 4-1 victory over Kyrgyztan’s Uulu Munarbek Seiitbek in the 57kg division put the Filipino Olympic silver medalist closer to another voyage in next year’s Olympics in Paris.
But Paalam, who came from a lighter category before making the jump to a bulkier weight, knows that going deeper into the tournament could only mean a harsh environment ahead.
Divided again, South Korea beats North Korea in Asian Games basketball
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Basketball – Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China – September 29, 2023 South Korean players celebrate while North Korean players wave to the crowd after the match REUTERS/Ann Wang
HANGZHOU, China–Having played in a unified team at the Asian Games in Jakarta five years ago, North and South Korea’s women basketballers battled each other in Hangzhou on Friday in a full-blooded contest that the South won 81-62.
In 2018, North Korea contributed three players to the 12-member roster coached by South Korean Lee Moon-Kyoo: Ro Suk-Yong, Kim Hye-yon and Jang Mi-gyong.
They won a silver medal, losing 71-65 to China in the final.
Asian Games: Kim Mangrobang finishes far out of medal contention in triathlon
FILE–Philippines’ Marion Kim Mangrobang. –REUTERS/Cindy Liu
HANGZHOU, China—Marion Kim Mangrobang couldn’t bring her winning act to the 19th Asian Games and landed far out of the medal race in women’s triathlon on Saturday.
The three-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist completed the swim-bike-run race in two hours and 13.49 seconds, winding up 13th out of 21 endurance warriors amid the drizzle and mist at the Chun’an Jieshou Sports Centre Triathlon Course.
Janry Ubas enters Asian Games men’s long jump final
Philippines’ Janry Ubas competes during the men’s long jump qualification at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
HANGZHOU, China—Janry Ubas sneaked into the men’s long jump finals in the 19th Asian Games by leaping to a solid third in the qualification on Saturday.
Zeroing in on a podium windup, Ubas registered 7.79 meters on a foggy morning at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre here for a spot in the gold-medal jump come Sunday.
Team PH parades its greatest chance at gold in EJ Obiena
EJ Obiena has yet to add an Asian Games gold to his trophy collection. —AFP
Still hunting for its first gold after more than a week of the 19th Asian Games action, Team Philippines unveils the biggest gun in its small artillery as pole vaulter EJ Obiena finally sees action.
Easily the country’s best golden hope being ranked second in the world in his sport, Obiena just seeing action comes as a whiff of fresh air, more so after Nesthy Petecio bombed out of the women’s 57-kilogram (kg) boxing event as she followed several high-profile Filipinos that hit the deck earlier than expected.
And Obiena knows exactly the weight he is carrying.
Gilas tries to go through bump on road in Jordan
Justin Brownlee leads Gilas Pilipinas past Thailand in the Asian Games basketball competition. –POOL
Gilas Pilipinas will go into its group match against Jordan in the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball competition as the heavy underdog.
But no team member feels that way, especially with a direct advance to the quarterfinal round on the line in the 5:30 p.m. game on Saturday at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Gymnasium.
“What can you say? They (Jordanians) blew (the Thais) out by 37 points, and we only beat them (Thais) by what, 15 or whatever? So if you look at it that way, we don’t have much of a chance,” coach Tim Cone said.
Filipinas seek to extend magical run in clash with Japanese
Philippine women’s football team in the Asian Games. –PWNT/PFF
The Filipinas are relishing another historic feat after reaching the women’s football quarterfinals of the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) in Hangzhou, China.
And their reward for that is facing powerhouse Japan, a challenge that the team is embracing.
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