RP boosts SEAG quest with six-gold harvest
The Philippines’ collared six gold medals - its most productive daily output in terms of mints – on Monday in the 25th Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane, Laos, thanks to the brilliant performances of the golfers, fancied cue artists and an old reliable from athletics.
World champions Ronnie Alcano and Rubilen Amit scored a double in billiards and snooker, so did the teenage girls team of golfers Chihiro Ikeda, Dottie Ardina and Mia Piccio while Rene Herrera once more stamped his class in the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase to cap the six-gold medal romp of the Filipinos for the day.
Muay bet Zaidi Laruan played his heart out too, delivering the sport’s first ever gold with a win in the men’s lightweight class as Team Philippines continued its resurgence in the overall medal tally.
Tags: billiards and snooker, Chihiro Ikeda, Dottie Ardina, golfers, Mia Piccio, Pinoy Champions, Rene Herrera, Ronnie Alcano, Rubilen Amit, SEA Games, Team Philippines, Vientiane Laos
