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SEA GAMES 2019

Wushu medal rush as Pinoy fighters win 5 golds, 1 silver in sanda


 

The Philippines' Divine Wally (left) battles Vietnam's Thi Chinh Nguyen. Zeke Alonzo
The Philippines' Divine Wally (left) battles Vietnam's Thi Chinh Nguyen. Zeke Alonzo

The Philippines added five more golds to its medal haul with the national wushu players' wins in the sanda events.

In the 48kg category, Divine Wally defeated her Vietnamese counterpart for the gold in the women's division, while Jessie Aligaga captured his own in the men's division.

 

 

 

Arnel Mandal defeated his Indonesian opponent in the 52kg category, while Francisco Solis won over Indonesia in the 56kg category to add two more golds.

 

 

 

Clemente Tagubara, Jr. capped the gold rush for the sanda events with his victory over Thailand in the 65kg finals.

 

 

Fred Padua bagged an additional silver in the men's 60kg after falling short against Vietnam.

Earlier, Agatha Wong captured her second gold in the wushu event and the trio of Johnzenth Gajo, Jones Inso and Thornton Sayan took the bronze in the Men's Taolu Duilian Final. —Justin Kenneth Carandang/JST, GMA News