MANILA, Philippines - Muaythai Association of the Philippines is expecting to take home three gold medals from a tiny three-athlete contingent it is sending to the coming 27th Southeast Asian Games set this December in Myanmar.
MAP vice president Red Dumuk said yesterday that the performance fashioned out by Philip Delarmino, Jonathan Polosan and Priscila Ocaya in a pair of international competitions they took part in the past two years, including a stint in the 2013 Asian Indoor Games early this year, more than gave the trio the experience to beat all comers in their respective divisions in the coming conclave.
“Delarmino, who is competing in the 54-kilogram division, Polosan, fighting in the 63-kg. level, and Ocaya, the country’s best bet in the women’s 51-kg. category, all ended up third place in their respective classes in last year’s world championships,†Dumuk said during yesterday’s SCOOP Sa Kamayan session at the Kamayan Restaurant-Padre Faura.
The trio, Dumuk added, represented the country in the Asian Indoor Games held middle of this year, but fell a match short of collecting a bronze medal each due to judges’ decisions that turned unfavorable to them.