Pencak silat gives PH 24th gold, 3 more bronzes

Dines Dumaan won the Philippines’ 24th gold medal in tanding – men’s class A in the pencak silat competitions of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Tuesday at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Hall 2.

The 22-year-old stopped his Indonesian foe Firman in the Finals to win the 45-50 kilogram division.

Mastafa Fitri Masjuri of Malaysia and Muhammad Ridhwan Selamat of Singapore took home bronze in the event.

Dumaan’s win capped off a successful day for the Philippine pencak silat team after Princesslyn Enopia, Rickrod Ortega, and Jefferson Rhey Loon all bagged bronze medals in their events.

Placing third in the 55-60 kilogram division, Ortega came away with the bronze medal in the tanding – men’s class C.

Loon, meanwhile, settled for a bronze medal in tanding – men’s class D, finishing third in the 60-65 kilogram division.