More Filipino athletes try to push their campaigns in the Hangzhou Asian Games after the Philippines bagged its first gold medal in China courtesy of EJ Obiena on Saturday.
Obiena’s record-setting win in pole vault put the Philippines–which sent 396 athletes from 40 sports to this year’s Games–at 18th place in the medal tally as of September 30 at 10 p.m.
More Filipino athletics bets see action on October 30 along with athletes from archery, sepak takraw, baseball, golf, chess, squash, kurash, boxing and basketball.
Asian Games medal tally as of October 1, 10:20pm
Eumir Marcial assured of Asian Games bronze with KO win over Thai
Eumir Marcial wins by knockout to secure at least a bronze medal at the Asian Games.–ASIAN. GAMES POOL
Eumir Marcial is on a major mission to earn a return trip to next year’s Paris Olympics.
Marcial moved closer to realizing that goal after knocking out Southeast Asian Games champion Weerapon Jongjoho on Sunday night in the 19th Asian Games.
Eumir Marcial assured of Asian Games bronze
𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: Eumir Marcial barges his way into the semifinals of the Men’s Boxing 80kg category, after a Knock Out win against his Thai opponent Weerapon Jongjoho 14 seconds into the 2nd round! 🥊🇵🇭#BidaAngBayaningManlalaro #PSCatWork #parasainangbayan pic.twitter.com/O9R00EYinu
— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) October 1, 2023
Asian Games: PH bets Janry Ubas, William Morrison finish far from podium
Asian Games – Hangzhou 2022 – Athletics – Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China – September 30, 2023 Philippines’ Janryv Ubas in action during the men’s long jump qualification – group B REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Janry Ubas sought for the lucky jump that he badly needed throughout and yet it never came.
Southeast Asia’s long-jump king leaped way short of bagging a medal in the 19th Asian Games, ending up seventh in his pet event on Sunday night at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
Gilas Women dealt with first loss in Asian Games by Japan
Gilas Pilipinas Women guard Janine Pontejos in the Asian Games.–SBP PHOTO
Saddled by an error-filled first quarter, Gilas hardly stood a chance against pretty much the same Akatsuki Five that finished 2nd in the Women’s Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia, earlier this year.
PH drops Asian Games baseball opener to Japan
Philippine men’s baseball team. PHOTO/ Baseball Federation of Asia Facebook
The Philippines was handed a 6-0 defeat by Japan on Sunday as the men’s baseball competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games got underway at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Center.
Starter Paolo Macasaet was pulled after retiring just two batters after Japan scored three in the top half of the first inning while the Philippine offense could only produce three hits in their one-sided Group A encounter.
John Ceniza narrowly misses podium in Asian Games weightlifting
John Ceniza lifts during the weightlifting competition of the 19th Asian Games being held in Hangzhou, China. — PSC-POC Media Pool
John Febuar Ceniza came just a tad short of a pocketing medal in the men’s weightlifting on Sunday in the 19th Asian Games.
Ceniza lifted a total of 297 kilograms in the men’s 61kg category and wound up fourth at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Gymnasium, narrowly finishing behind bronze medalist Chungguk Kim of North Korea.
Asian Games: Tears as South Korea beats China for badminton gold
Gold medalists from South Korea celebrate during the medals ceremony for the womens team badminton event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in Chinas eastern Zhejiang province on October 1, 2023. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
South Korea’s badminton squad raced onto the court and some players were in tears after steamrolling hosts China 3-0 to win Asian Games women’s team gold Sunday for the first time in nearly 30 years.
World number one An Se-young got the party started in Hangzhou in rampant fashion when she defeated Chen Yufei 21-12, 21-13 in double-quick time.
Asian Games official suffers leg fracture after being hit by hammer
In this picture taken on September 30, 2023, an official (C) reacts in pain after his leg was injured by a stray hammer thrown by Ali Zankawi (rear) during the men’s hammer throw final athletics event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)
An athletics official suffered a broken leg at the Asian Games in Hangzhou after being hit by a hammer hurled during competition by Kuwait’s Ali Zankawi.
The man was sitting on a chair outside the throwing circle when Zankawi aborted his attempt on Saturday evening, with his hammer hitting the protective netting.
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Asian Games official suffers leg fracture after being hit by hammer
In this picture taken on September 30, 2023, an official (C) reacts in pain after his leg was injured by a stray hammer thrown by Ali Zankawi (rear) during the men’s hammer throw final athletics event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)
An athletics official suffered a broken leg at the Asian Games in Hangzhou after being hit by a hammer hurled during competition by Kuwait’s Ali Zankawi.
The man was sitting on a chair outside the throwing circle when Zankawi aborted his attempt on Saturday evening, with his hammer hitting the protective netting
EJ Obiena talks about Asian Games gold medal win
“Amazing! I mean this crowd is one of a kind! ”Philippine Pole Vaulter OBIENA Ernest John said after he breaking the Asian Games Record and increasing the record to 5.90m.#Hangzhou #AsianGames #Athletics #PoleVault #TeamPhilippines #HangzhouAsianGames #AsianGames2023… pic.twitter.com/plviJk0qfg
— The 19th Asian Games Hangzhou Official (@19thAGofficial) September 30, 2023
PH’s Patrick Coo cops Asian Games bronze in BMX cycling
FILE–BMX racer Patrick Coo.
HANGZHOU, China—Patrick Coo recovered from an early crash before getting back on track to claim the bronze medal in BMX cycling in the 19th Asian Games.
The 21-year-old former Asian junior champion handed the Philippines its seventh bronze medal on Sunday that went along with pole vaulter EJ Obiena’s gold medal and sanda fighter Arnel Mandal’s silver.
Asian Games: Kristina Knott zooms to women’s 200m final
FILE – The Philippines’ Kristina Marie Knott. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
HANGZHOU, China—Kristina Knott bounced back from a frustrating sprint in the women’s 100m the other day to clinch a spot in the finals of her pet event on Sunday in the 19th Asian Games.
Knott, the country’s 200m record holder, didn’t disappoint this time, clocking 24.02 seconds in the qualifying heats at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
Janry Ubas eyeing one good leap to Asian Games podium and Paris
Janry Ubas (photo above) has every reason to be confident of a podium finish. —REUTERS
HANGZHOU, China—Just one incredible jump, one he is capable of anyway.
That’s all it is going to take for Janry Ubas to make the podium in the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) here.
The current Southeast Asian Games men’s long jump champion and record-holder is hoping to find that extra spring in his legs not only to win a medal in Asiad athletics but to meet the qualifying leap for next year’s Olympics in Paris as well.
Carlo Paalam keeps boxing march in motion amid teammates’ fall
Carlo Paalam in the Asian Games boxing round of 16. –POOL PHOTO
The national boxing team took a huge blow to the chin when Nesthy Petecio, a silver medalist in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, was eliminated by a taller foe from the medal race on Saturday.
Another Olympic silver medalist, also faced with a rangier opponent, made sure his own bid would go on.
Carlo Paalam cut down Kyrgyzstan’s Uulu Munarbek Seiitbek to size in the 57-kilogram (kg) division of men’s boxing, hammering out a 4-1 victory to advance to the quarterfinals in the Asian Games here in Hangzhou, China.
Nesthy’s plunge not dimming her Olympic hopes
Nesthy Petecio hasn’t relinquished her dream of another Olympic stint. —POOL PHOTO
HANGZHOU, China—Walking out of the Hangzhou Gymnasium corridor following a failed Olympic qualifying bid, Nesthy Petecio’s resolve only got reinforced despite facing a tougher road ahead.
“I’m not yet done. The fight continues and I’ll come out of this even more motivated,’’ said Petecio in Filipino after she got shown the door in women’s boxing at the 19th Asian Games.