Asian Games 2023: Boxer Mark Fajardo fails to advance
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Mark Ashley Fajardo was outclassed by Chinese Wang Xiangyang, 5-0, to advance in the Round of 16 of the men’s 63.5 kg at the Hangzhou gymnasium.
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Asian Games: Carlo Paalam hurdles Jordanian foe
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Carlo Paalam steered clear of the danger before sneaking in the precise hits that counted to defeat Jordan’s Mohammad Jajeh Abu in their opening bout at the 19th Asian Games.
Asian Games 2023: PH jins continue to struggle at Asiad
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Filipino Taekwondo jins failed to hit their stride on the third playing day of competitions in the19th Asian Games.
Asian Games 2023: PH jins Kurt Barbosa, Veronica Garces crash out
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The Philippines lost another top medal hopeful after Tokyo Games veteran Kurt Barbosa dropped his opening round match to Uzbekistan’s Omonjon Otajonov at the start of taekwondo’s Kyorugi (free sparring) event in the 19th Asian Games.
Boxing: Aaron Bado bows out of contention at Asian Games
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The national men’s boxing team suffered its first casualty in Aaron Jude Bado, who lost his debut fight in the 19th Asian Games on Monday, September 25, at the Hangzhou gymnasium.
Wushu: Jones Inso hands PH second Asian Games 2023 medal
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Taolu specialist Jones Inso saved the day for Team Philippines on Monday, September 25, winning another bronze medal for the country in the 19th Asian Games.
Asian Games: Kiyomi Watanabe, PH judokas bow out
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Kiyomi Watanabe and four other Filipino judokas suffered crushing losses in the judo competition of the 19th Asian Games on Monday at the Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium on Monday, September 25.
Boxing: Eumir Marcial advances, Irish Magno bows out at Asian Games 2023
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Eumir Marcial of the Philippines came through with a dominant showing in his light-heavyweight debut, but Irish Magno bowed out of contention after the two Olympians suffered contrasting fates at the start of the boxing competitions in the 19th Asian Games.
Boxing: Mark Ashley Fajardo off to rousing start in Asian Games 2023
Mark Ashley Fajardo made a smashing debut in the 19th Asian Games after scoring a first round knockout of Bhutan’s Dorji Wangdi at the start of boxing competitions Sunday.
Asian Games 2023: Taekwondo jin hands PH first medal in Men’s Poomsae
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King Patrick Perez took the bragging rights as the first medal winner of Team PH by taking the bronze in the men’s individual poomsae in the 19th Asian Games on Sunday