SEAGames2019: PH gold output exceeds 91 in ’91; breaking own all-time mark next
Team Philippines' current Southeast Asian Games performance continued its climb up the all-time medal totals, as the national contingent collected 92 gold medals Sunday afternoon.Based on the tally shown on the SEA Games' official website, it was the surfers who equaled then surpassed that gold count, which remained the second most the Philippines had won in a single Games.
Then Sunday happened, which saw Roger Casogay and Nilbie Blancada's victories on the longboard and shortboard competitions in La Union help to surpass the country's showing 28 years ago. The way the Philippines has been winning left and right, it is well on its way to breaking the record it set in 2005 when, as the organizer, it collected 112 gold medals.Casogay's was the Philippines' first surfing title in this multisport tournament.
His victory over silver winner and countryman Rogelio Esquievel may not be the first thing that comes to people's minds, though, as his effort to save an Indonesian competitor on Friday has made that one of the most unforgettable stories of the entire Games.
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