Philippine athletes struggle in Doha Asian Games
4/12/2006 16:16
The Philippines was battling hard in bowling after a disappointing finish
in swimming and shooting in the 15th Asian Games, local media reported on
Monday.
Three days into the Games, the Filipinos are still looking for their
first medal, said a report by The Manila Bulletin daily.
Comparatively, other
Southeast Asian countries Thailand had three silvers and two bronze while
Singapore and Vietnam each had a silver and a bronze.
The report said
Filipinos' performance was disappointing. Swimmer Miguel Molina finished fourth
in the 400-meter individual medley Saturday evening while the men's trap
shooters missed the bronze by seven birds early Sunday.
The task of winning
the country's first medal now shifts to bowling which gave the country one of
three gold medals four years ago, said the report.
The men's team is filled
with superstars, namely: four-time World Cup champion Paeng Nepomuceno, reigning
world champion Biboy Rivera, 2003 World Cup champion Christian Jan Suarez,
Southeast Asian Games titlist Markwin Tee and Tyrone OngpauCo
However, the
report said, the boxers had a perfect start of two wins, the rowers barged into
the semifinals and gymnast Roel Ramirez qualified in the horse vault final.
Xinhua News
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