The Philippines swept four additional gold medals on Sunday that brought twenty-two gold medals for the country in the 29th Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Chezka Centeno ended at the top podium and defeated another Filipina billiard player Rubilen Amit, 7-6, and ruled the women’s 9-ball singles title.
Centeno took advantage on the 13th and final track when Amit scratched the two remaining balls.
The player from Zamboanga was shocked with how she bagged the gold medal, particularly when she missed the 3-ball at the corner pocket.
On men’s division, Carlo Biado beat Duong Quoc Hoang from Vietnam, 9-5, and completed the gold medal finish.
In taekwondo, Samuel Morrison pocketed another gold medal for the Philippines, 28-18, and reigned the men’s lightweight division after kicking out Indonesia’s Dinggo Ardian Prayogo from the top podium.
Teenage judoka Mariya Takahashi copped another gold for the Philippines, dethroning five-time reigning SEA Games champion Surattana Thongsri via ippon.
The 16-year-old Takahashi topped the the women’s -70kg division in her first try in SEA Games.
Takahashi brought country’s second gold in the said sport after Kiyomi Watanabe won her third straight title in the women’s under 63 kg judo event on Saturday. | Angelica Bobiles – PTV
