Monday, October 09, 2023

The Philippines Wins 4 Golds at the 2023 Asian Games!

The Philippines just achieved our best Asian Games finish since 1994, placing 17th overall. We got 4 golds, 2 silvers, and 12 bronze medals. Cool! EJ Obiena, who is now the World #2 pole vaulter, won our first gold. In fact, he did so pretty convincingly. He cleared a height of 5.90m while the silver and bronze medals were won by athletes who managed to clear "only" 5.65m. EJ has achieved incredible results at the world stage in this sport and he managed to do it again at the Asian Games. Meggie Ochoa won the second Philippine gold in women's 48kg jiu-jitsu, improving upon her bronze finish at the previous Asian Games in Indonesia. Annie Ramirez gave us our 3rd gold also in women's jiu-jitsu, but in the 57kg weight class. She has won an incredible three golds already at the SEA Games but this is her first medal at the Asian Games, so the fact that it is also a gold makes it even more amazing. Last but not least, Gilas Pilipinas won gold at the men's 5-on-5 basketball. This is the country's first gold medal in this event since 1962. Congratulations and thanks to all our Philippine medalists (see the full list of medalists here: https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-games-2023-philippines-medal-winners-full-list) and athletes who competed at the Asian Games 2023!
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