By Kristel Satumbaga
The Philippine squash team won its breakthrough gold medal in the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Friday by ruling the mixed team event at the Manila Polo Club.
Jemyca Aribado, Robert Andrew Garcia and Reymark Begornia swept their Singaporean rivals, 3-0, to already surpass the team’s two-silver, six-bronze medal haul in the 2017 Kuala Lumpur edition.
Aribado edged Au Yeong Wai Yhann, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8; Garcia defeated Samuel Shan Mu Kang, 11-7, 11-7, 11-9, and Begornia dumped Aaron-Jon Widjaja Liang, 11-0, 11-0, 11-0.
Their earlier victories came from Indonesia, 3-0 and Thailand, 3-0.
Apart from the gold, the squad also won silver courtesy of Garcia in the men’s singles and bronze from Aribado in the women’s singles.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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