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The competition continues in the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 in 2023 on Monday, September 25 in Hangzhou, China.
The Philippines has 396 athletes from 40 sports in this year’s Asian Games.
Some of those seeing action for Team Philippines on Monday are Tokyo Olympian Jayson Valdez in shooting, fellow Tokyo campaigner Kurt Barbosa in taekwondo, rowers Cris Nievares and Joanie Delgaco in the sculls final, Filipinos swimmers led by Kayla Sanchez, and tennis star Alex Eala in women’s singles.
Asian Games September 25 Gold Medal Schedule
Scottie Thompson (left) was hardly in focus during the World Cup. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ
Scottie Thompson knows his performance during the 2023 Fiba World Cup was subpar.
And while he’s raring to make up for it in the 19th Asian Games, the Barangay Ginebra star is wary that such eagerness gets in the way of what truly matters.
“It was a low performance for me. But I know what my capabilities are,” he told the Inquirer in Filipino. “Going into the Asian Games, my mindset is to atone. But I also have to make sure that doing so doesn’t overlap with serving the team, our circle.”
Patrick King Perez wins poomsae bronze at Asian Games.–ASIAN GAMES POOL PHOTO
Patrick King Perez gave the country something to cheer for on Sunday, delivering the first podium performance for Team Philippines in the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) with a bronze finish in the men’s individual poomsae here in Hangzhou, China.
“Just a few months back I was holding a gold medal in the SEA (South East Asian) Games, so it’s really hard to believe that I’ve won a medal again in my first Asian Games,’’ said Perez after his dual routine took him as far as the semifinals, where he lost to Chinese Taipei’s Ma Yun Zhong.
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