Pilipinas, nakakuha ng 18 medalya sa 19th Asian Games

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00:00 In sports news, the 19th Asian Games in China ended in a colorful way.

00:06 The Philippines won 4 gold medals after the game.

00:11 Rafael Bandayrel has the details.

00:14 This week, Hangzhou Asian Games, or the Asian Olympics, ended.

00:22 At the end of the Philippine campaign, the country accumulated 18 medals.

00:27 4 gold, 2 silver, and 12 bronze.

00:30 The first gold medal of the Philippines went to world number 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena

00:35 when he broke the Asian record.

00:37 The 27-year-old athlete cleared 5.90 meters to meet the said record.

00:43 In Jiu Jitsu, the gold medal went to the pair of Namege Ochoa and Ani Ramirez.

00:49 Meanwhile, a very sweet gold medal was given by the Philippines to men's basketball.

00:55 The pair went through a lot of hardships after they broke the 77-76 record from China's hosting

01:03 before they returned to Jordan to use the first gold medal of the Philippines in basketball since 1962.

01:10 The medals went to Yumir Marshall in boxing and Arnel Mandal in wushu.

01:15 The medal haul of the Philippines is not far this year compared to the last edition of the Asian Games

01:20 where 4 gold, 2 silver, and 15 bronze medals were collected by the Filipino athletes for the total of 21 medals.

01:27 At 8 p.m., the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games was held.

01:32 Rafael Bandayrel, Rise and Shine, Philippines!