Showing posts with label Team Philippines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Team Philippines. Show all posts
Friday, October 3, 2014
Philippines' Charly Suarez settles for boxing silver in the Asian Games 2014
Amateur boxer Charly Suarez settled for a silver after losing to his Mongolian foe in the Asian Games men’s lightweight finals on Friday.
Mongolia's Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu built an early lead against Suarez, prompting the Filipino to go for broke in the last round.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Daniel Caluag rules BMX; gives first gold medal of Team Philippines in 17th Asian Games
Daniel Caluag gave the country its first gold medal in the 17th Asian Games. Caluag met expectations on Wednesday when he ruled the men’s BMX race at the Ganghwa Asiad BMX Track located about two hours away from this Korean city to end the Philippines' gold medal drought in this year’s edition of the Asiad.
Despite missing UCI-sanctioned events this year to concentrate on his studies, the London Olympian maintained his excellent form for the Asiad.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
LONDON OLYMPICS 2012: Mark Barriga Boxing Fights Full Replay Video
Watch the Boxing Journey of Filipino Boxer Mark Barriga in the London Olympics 2012.
London, Great Britain, 1 August 2012 - Philippines' new boxing sensation, two-time Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner Mark Anthony Barriga is really making a name for himself after defeating world class rivals in recent months and impressing at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Filipino Light Flyweight (46-49kg) fighter was part of the AIBA Road to London Program where he trained hard and amazed his various sparring partners with his tenacity and now he is ready to challenge the current order and bid for an Olympic medal.
His sensational victory against the promising Italian Manuel Fabrizio Cappai, has made the rest of the competition stand up and take notice of his talent. He now meets Kazakhstan's Asian Games silver medallist Birzhan Zhakypov with a quarter-final place at stake.
Watch Mark Barriga Fights Below:
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