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30 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY July 1 - 15 , 2017

Bisaya SPORTS

By Jun Migallen

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Nagkinahanglan lang og usa ka minuto ug 45 segundos si Mark “ Magnifico ” Magsayo aron idispatsa ang Nicaraguan challenger nga si Daniel “ El General ” Diaz sa ilang World Boxing Organization ( WBO ) International featherweight championship niadtong Sabado sa gabii sa Pinoy Pride 41 ; New Generation Warriors sa IEC Convention Center sa Mabolo , dakbayan sa Sugbo .
Katulo gyud sulod sa usa ka round napatumba sa wa pay pildi nga Magsayo si Diaz nga maoy nakapapugos ni referee Danrex Tapdasan aron undangon ang away sa 1:45 seconds sa first round .
Sa kadaugan , si Magsayo misaka ngadto sa 17-0 nga baraha , 13 niini iyang gipangknockout .
Sa una pa lang nga pakahagsa ni Garcia sa kanbas daw sa bangog kining mibarog ug way langan nga giusban ni Magsayo .
Sa co-main event fight , sama kang Magsayo sulod ra usab sa usa ka round nga gipahagba ni Jeo “ Santino ” Santisima ang kanhi
FIL-AMERICAN Trenten Beram broke the national record for the second time during the final day of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar , India .
The Cebu-born Beram surpassed his own Philippine record in the 200 meters set during the 2016 PATAFA Weekly Relays .
In the finals of the Asian tournament , where the 21-year-old University of Connecticut student came in fifth , he broke it again with a scintillating 20.96-second clocking , the first time ever a Filipino breached the 21- second barrier .
Ralph Waldy Soguilon used to hold it way back in the 2007 with 21.17 seconds .
Yang Chung Han of Taipei won the gold in 20.66 seconds , with Park Bonggo of Korea settling for the silver in 20.76 seconds .
Femi Seun of Qatar ( 20.79 ) and Bie Gie of China ( 20.85 ) were third and fourth , respectively .
Because of his feat , Beram will now be officially included in the national team in its future international competitions .
Beram ’ s feat came a day
undefeated Tanzanian nga si Goodluck Mrema .
Mipakita si Mrema og kaagresibo sa pagsugod sa away ug wa kini kukahadlong nga miataki ngadto ni Purisima kinsa nagkapuliki usab og panagang sa mga kumo sa Tanzanian fighter .
Apan usa ka makusog nga overhang sa tuong kumo ni Santisima ngadto Mrema kinsa nagsandig sa pisi sa nuetral corner , ang solido ug tukmang miigo sa nawong sa nauwahi maoy nakapahunong sa away sa 1:18 seconds sa first round .
“ Naghuwat lang ko og tayming . Mosud man gyud siya ,” matod ni Santisima kinsa mipasaka na karong sa iyang record ngadtosa 14-2 .
“ Mora man og kahoy nga natumba ,” paghulagway ni Edmund Villamor , ang trainer ni Santisima .
Wa usab magmahahy ang kontra “ Prince ” Albert Pagara nga si Aekkawee Kaewmanee kinsa naila usab sa pangalan nga Patomsith Pathompothong .
Kiwang man tuod nga moaway apan maayo kining
after Olympian Eric Cray snared a gold medal in the men ’ s 400-meter hurdles .
After skipping the 100- meter sprints to focus on his pet event , Cray bagged the gold with a run of 49.57 seconds .
He also holds the national mark and SEA mark of 48.98 seconds in the World Championships in Madrid .
Chen Chieh of Taipei came away with the silver ( 49.75 ) and Jabri of India took the bronze in 50.22 seconds .
Two years ago in the SEA Games , Cray established the course record of 49.40 seconds to win the gold .
Cray ’ s gold-medal win ended the Philippines ’ 44- year gold-medal drought in an Asian meet .
His clocking was also . 01 second faster than his performance in Osaka a few months back .
The Philippines finished 11th place overall at the biennial continental athletics conclave in a field of 45 Asian nations with 1 gold , 1 silver , and 1 bronze medals . It was the best-ever finish for team Philippines since 1991 . The next Asian Championships mopalagot ug maantigo usab nga motayming sa pagbuhi sa iyang mga kinumo nga maoy makapasungag ni Pagara .
Apan sa fourth round , wa kini makaipsot sa usa ka left upper cut ni Pagara nga mitusak sa ibabawng bahin sa tuong gusok nga nakaligid sa kanbas nga wa na gyud kabangon nga nagping-it sa tumang kasakit .
Gani gi-oxygen kini ibabaw sa ring ug gisakay kini sa stretcher nga gidala sa haduol lnga tambalanan .
Gitapos ni Pagara ang away sulod sa 2:59 segunods sa ikaupat nga round .
Sukwahi kaniadto , si Pagara kinsa aduna nay 28-1 , 19 KOs nga baraha , pasensiyado ug wa magapura sa maong away nga naghuwat lang sa ensaktong panahon .
Sa supporting bouts , gipakaging sa batan-ong si Joey Canoy ang seasonedfighter nga si Melvin Jerusalem pinaagi sa unanimous
will be held in Doha , Qatar in 2019 .
Meanwhile , A n f e r n e e Lopena was seventh in the 1 0 0 - m e t e r semis in 10.78 seconds , while Francis Medina clocked 53.34 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles heats .
EJ Obiena took the bronze in the pole vault at 5.5 meters ,
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Ang Mark “ Magnifico ” Magsayo ( tuo ), World Boxing Organization ( WBO ) international featherweight champion sa Pilipinas nga mitumba sa Nicaraguan challenger nga si Daniel “ El General ” Diaz atol sa ilang away niadtong Sabado ( Hulyo 8 ) sa EIC Convention Center sa Mabolo , Cebu City , Philippines .
decision .
Si Jerusalem kinsa mipukan ni kanhi world champion Florante Condis sa niaging tuig , napaluhod sa ikapito nga round ug naiphan sa referee . Nakuhaan usab siya og puntos tungod sa low blows .
Gi-knockout usab ni Kevin

Fil-Am shatters 200-m mark in Asian tourney

with Ding Bangchao of China and and Masaki Ejima taking the gold and silver , respectively , with 5.65 meters .
Mark Harry Diones earned the silver in the triple jump in 16.45 meters , with Zhu Yaming of China taking the gold in 16.82 meters .
In women ’ s long jump , Marestella Torres-Sunang
cleared 6.2 meters for fifth , with Vietnamese rival Bui Thi Thu taking the gold in 6.54 meters .
India ’ s Neena V . and Nayan James claimed the silver and bronze with leaps of 6.54 and 6.42 meters , respectively .
The buildup of the national
Jake Cataraja si Lony Cadayda sulod sa 1:47 sa first round samtang gipaundang usab ni Junrel Jimenez si Margarito Moya sa ikaduhang round .
Midaog si Jino Macapobre batok ni Rolien Getalada pinaagi sa majority decision . JBM
Eric Cray thanks the heavens after his gold-medal feat in the 400-m hurdles of the22nd Asian Athletics Championships in India . Inset shows Trenten Beram ( second from left ) during his Philippine record-breaking stint in the 200 meters . PATAFA photos
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