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                    [ArticleID] => 375142
                    [Title] => Ika-4 gold hatid ni Catalan
                    [Summary] => Isang araw bago matapos ang 15th Asian Games, hinabol ni Rene Catalan ang isa pang gintong medalya sa listahan ng Pilipinas.
                    [DatePublished] => 2006-12-15 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1267474
                    [AuthorName] => Dina Marie Villena
                    [SectionName] => PSN Palaro
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                    [Title] => Tipon adds third gold to RP haul
                    [Summary] => 



DOHA — Joan Tipon made it a two-gold haul for boxing and three overall for the Philippines which pressed its bid for a top 15 finish in the Asian Games with two more wushu bets in the hunt for gold medals in Day 13 here.


Tipon, who nipped Athens Olympics silver medalist Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand Monday, firmed up his claim as the top bantam in the region by demolishing Han Soon Chun of Korea, 21-10, to earn the gold in the 54kg class.
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Catalan, the SEA Games gold medalist, goes up for the gold against Vietnamese Phan Quoc Vinh in the sanshou under 52-kg category. Folayang was set to fight Iran’s Khosrow Minoo in the semifinals of -70kg class late last night.
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Having disposed of Athens Olympics silver medalist Worapoj Petchkoom in the semis Monday, focus will be on Tipon, a rookie Asian Gamer who has fought like a veteran campaigner to reach the championship round of the bantamweight division.
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"I will prepare my very best for the final and try to get the gold," said Tipon, after putting away the most dreaded fighter in the bantamweight division in the most thrilling semifinal encounter Monday.
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Payla has lost his previous two battles against Jongjohor but vowed to end the Thai’s domination with a fightplan similar to the one which stunned world beater Chinese Bo Yang in the semifinal round of the 51kg category Sunday.
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Now, Payla wants to settle an old score.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374640 [Title] => Man on a mission [Summary] => Cagayan de Oro’s Violito Payla was almost given up for gone after failing to win a single match at the 2004 Athens Olympics and losing to Warlito Parrenas in a boxoff for the right to represent the country at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games last year.

But Payla was determined to bounce back with a vengeance.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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