The action continues for Team Philippines in the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 in 2023 on Friday, September 29 in Hangzhou, China.
The country has sent 396 athletes from 40 sports to compete in this year’s continental meet.
As of 10 pm on Thursday, the Philippines has one silver–courtesy of wushu fighter Arnel Mandal–and five bronze medals good for 24th place in the medal tally.
TEAM PHILIPPINES SEPTEMBER 29 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FILE–Philippines’ Nesthy Alcayde Petecio. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
HANGZHOU, China—A medal in the Asian Games is the only hardware lacking in Nesthy Petecio’s crowded trophy room.
Petecio is determined to add the 19th Asian Games to her collection, starting off her bid against long-time rival Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei on Friday at the Hangzhou Gymnasium here.
“This is going to be a tough one, but I have prepared well for this fight,’’ said Petecio in Filipino of her clash with Lin in an early battle between the top contenders in women’s boxing’s 57kg class.
Arnel Mandal (right) gives the Philippines its first silver medal in the Asian Games.
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For the next few days, Arnel Mandal will hold the distinction of being the best finisher among Filipino athletes in the 19th Asian Games (Asiad) here in Hangzhou, China.
“I wasn’t expecting any of this, I’m super happy,’’ said the wushu warrior after his first Asian Games stint ended on Thursday with a silver medal in the men’s sanda 56-kilogram (kg) division.
Alex Eala will campaign in Europe in search of world ranking points. —PSC-POC PHOTO
HANGZHOU, China—Alex Eala gave it all she had on the court Thursday before seeing a magnificent ride in the 19th Asian Games come to an end.
The 18-year-old wonder isn’t crying over spilled milk after a grueling 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 loss to world No. 23 and tournament top seed Zheng Qinwen of China and instead, has immediately trained her sights on a dream stint in the Paris Olympics next year.
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