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Drought ends as Philippine medal rush continues on Day 4
The Philippines continued its medal run in the 30th Southeast Asian Games on the fourth day of competition, highlighted by records set and an end to a decade-long drought.
The home team scored nine gold medals on Wednesday to push its medal tally to 56 golds, 41 silvers, and 22 bronzes.
LIST: Philippine medal winners at SEA Games 2019 - Day 4
James Deiparine set a new SEA Games record in the men's 100-meter breaststroke after clocking 1:01.46 to become the first Philippine gold medalist in the SEA Games since Laos 2009, when swimming legends Miguel Molina, Daniel Coakley, and Ryan Arabejo topped the podium.
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Vietnam's Thanh Bao Pham placed second at 1:01.92, while Singapore's Chien Yin Khoo registered 1:01.98 for bronze.
It was a productive day in Philippine swimming as Remedy Rule clinched silver for the Philippines in the women's 200-meter butterfly event, while veteran Jasmine Alkhaldi scored a bronze in the women's 100m freestyle.
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Team Philippines began the day on a high note with four gold medals in obstacle racing.
The team of Kyle Redentor, Kaizen dela Serna, Monolito Divina and Deanne Nicole Moncada started off with a gold in the 400-meter mixed team assist event. Diana Buhler, Jeffrey Reginio, Klymille Rodriguez and Nathaniel Sanchez followed that up with another gold in the 400-meter mixed team relay event.
Rochelle Suarez and Milky Mae Tejares completed a 1-2 finish after bagging gold and silver, respectively, in the women's individual 100-meter category.
Kevin Jeffrey Pascua also reaped gold, while Mark Julius Rodelas settled for bronze in the men's individual 100-meter event.
In shooting, Marly Martir was on target as she clinched the gold in the WA 1500 PPC individual event, besting Pratiwi Kartikasari of Indonesia and Yusliana Mohd Yusof of Malaysia. Martir then teamed with Franchette Quiroz and Elvie Baldivino in the WA 1500 PPC team event for shooting's second gold medal.
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Filipina weightlifter Kristel Macrohon captured her first SEA Games gold medal after ruling the women's 71kg category.
Jearome Calica and Joemar Gallaza captured the gold in the men's Wai Kru Mai Muay event with a score of 9.590, winning comfortably against silver medalists Vietnam's Tang Quyen Nguyen and Tran Duy Nhat Nguyen. Rusha Mae Bayacsan and Irendin Lepatan claimed the silver in the women's event, scoring 9.450 to finish narrowly behind Thailand's Thanawan Thongduang and Ruchira Wongsriwo.
More silvers for Yulo
World champion Carlos Yulo added three more silver medals to his collection, placing second in the vault, parallel bar, and horizontal bar events. He ended the SEA Games with a total of two gold medals and five silver medals.
The Philippines' underwater hockey teams also notched two silver medals, with the men's and women's 4x4 teams falling to Singapore.
In fencing, Hanniel Abella clinched the silver medal in women's individual epee, bowing 15-12 to Singapore's Abdul Rahman Kiria Tikanah in the final. Nathaniel Perez, meanwhile, notched the bronze medal after losing to Malaysia's Hans Yoong, 15-11, in the men's individual foil semifinals.
The trio of Nancy Toyco, Bruce Asuncion and Ainie Knight settled for silver after falling short against Singapore's Lim Poh Eng, Goh Quee Kee and Lim Shermeen Xin Yi, 13-16, in the finals of the women's triples event of the lawn ball competition. The quartet of Robert Guarin, Emmanuel Portacio, Leoncio Carreon and Ronald Lising placed third in the men's fours category after defeating the Thailand team, 14-13 in the bronze medal match.
Marc Joseph Gonzales also claimed a bronze medal in short track speed skating.
Gilas dominance
Gilas Pilipinas opened its basketball campaign with a 100-58 victory over Singapore.
The Philippine men's volleyball team, meanwhile, inched closer to a medal with a 25-20, 25-21, 25-12 win over Vietnam, its second straight-sets win in the tournament.
In softball, the Philippine Blu Girls completed a sweep of the eliminations after crushing Thailand, 11-0. After trouncing Singapore on Monday, 6-0, the defending champions took down Indonesia, 11-1, on Tuesday to remain unbeaten in the tournament.
In the men's division, the Blu Boys blew past Singapore, 8-0, to extend their winning streak to three. The Blu Boys defeated their Thai and Indonesian counterparts earlier this week.
The Under-22 Azkals, meanwhile, scored a 6-1 win over Timor-Leste. But the win was not enough to tow the Philippines to the semifinals of the tournament, with Cambodia advancing after its 3-1 win over Malaysia by virtue of a better goal differential.
Bata brilliance
Efren "Bata" Reyes showed off some of his magic touch after defeating Thailands' Punyawee Thongchai, 100-37, in the carom event. But he expressed some reservations about his chances in the next round.
"Pipilitin kong talunin, pero magaling yun. Baka mamaya sumama din yung tira 'nun, baka gumanda yung tira ko, bumalik yung tira ko, talunin ko siya," Reyes said in a report by JP Soriano on State of the Nation address with Jessica Soho.
READ: Efren 'Bata' Reyes admits he's lost some magic
Two-time SEA Games gold medalist Chezka Centeno beat Thailand's Waratthanun Sukrittanes, 7-3, in the quarterfinals of the women's 10-ball pool singles.
World pool champion Rubilen Amit also took care of business in the quarters, dispatching Vang Bui Xuan of Vietnam 7-1.
In snooker, meanwhile, Alvin Barbero and Jefrey Roda marched to the men's double semis with a 3-0 win over Thailand's Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon and Passakorn Suwannawat.
But in men's 9-ball pool double, both pairs of Jeffrey Ignacio-Warren Kiamco and Carlo Biado-Johann Chua lost their semifinal matches.
In boxing, the Philippines posted a perfect slate to open the tournament, with Josie Gabuco, Aira Villegas, Carlo Paalam, and Irish Magno scoring wins. —JST, GMA News
