Pinoys hike sambo medal tally

MANILA, Philippines — Christi Angeli Espolong bowed to Kazakhstan’s Zarina Yergen yesterday to pocket a silver medal in the women’s junior combat -59 kg class of the Asia and Oceania Sambo Championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.

It came just hours after Johann Matthew San Miguel and Daniel Justin Virtudazo bagged bronze medals.

San Miguel bested Mongolian Mungu Gomboryechib but succumbed to Uzbek Asadbek Ruzmetov in the semis of the men’s junior combat 58 kgs while Virtudazo fell to Kazakhstan’s Maulen Yerzhanuly in the men’s junior combat -88 kgs semis in this competition presented by the Philippine Sports Commission.