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[Title] => RP Asiad medal tally best since 1962
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DOHA — With the national divers failing to medal late Thursday, the Philippines closed out its Asian Games campaign with four gold medals, six silvers and nine bronzes for its best finish since 1962.
Rexel Fabriga wound up sixth while Jaime Asok 10th in the final of the 10m platform event at the Hamad Aquatic Centre, wrapping up the Filipinos’ stint in this 15th staging of the Games that started out slow but ended with some spark of brilliance.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-16 00:00:00
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[Title] => Divers, wushu artists, fencers cap Pinoys stint
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DOHA - Divers Jaime Asok and Rexel Fabriga, the men’s fencing team and wushu artists Rene Catalan, Willy Wang and possibly Eduard Folayang will be the last Filipinos to compete in the final day of the Asian Games here Thursday.
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.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-14 00:00:00
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[Title] => Tipon aims to nail 3rd RP gold
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DOHA - Joan Tipon takes crack at the boxing gold medal, the national archers try to find their mark in team play while diver Zardo Domenios and Niño Carog seek spots in the final of the 3m springboard in Day 13 of the Asian Games Wednesday here.
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.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00
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[Title] => Back pains force Perez to withdraw
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DOHA — Sheila Mae Perez, complaining of back pains, withdrew from her two remaining events, dealing a big blow to the Philippines’ bid to medal in the diving competitions of the Asian Games here.
Although her chances to upstage the fancied divers from China and Japan are slim, the 18-year-old triple gold medalist in the Maniila SEA Games was hopeful to contend for the bronze in the women’s 1m springboard final slated Tuesday at the Hamad Aquatic Centre.
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[Title] => Payla fights for gold; Mamiit presses bid
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DOHA — Violita Payla goes up for a career-defining win against old tormentor ace Somjit Jongjohor for the boxing gold in flyweight division, Cecil Mamiit tries to press his bid for a spot in tennis final which triple SEA Games gold medallist diver Sheila Mae Perez finally gets to see action in Day 12 of the Asian Games here Tuesday.
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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[Title] => Beaten teen tanker feels a winner
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DOHA — Despite two fifth place finishes, youthful tanker Denjylie Cordero is having the time of her life at the Hamad Aquatic Centre here.
Not only does she get the chance to mix it up with the region’s best but also she relishes the opportunity to further hone up her craft.
"I feel great because I came in fifth," said Cordero after the first heat of women’s 100m breaststroke which drew five entries yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-06 00:00:00
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