By Kristel Satumbaga
Jerry Olsim gave the Philippines its first gold medal in kickboxing on Monday in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Philippines’ Jerry Olsim, blue, lands a low kick to Thailand’s Klinming Sarayut to bag the gold medal in the kickboxing -69kg kick light event in the 30th Southeast Asian Games at Cuneta Astrodome, December 9, 2019. (MB Photo / Rio Leonelle Deluvio / Canon 1DX Mark II with 400mm f2.8 lens)
Olsim, a mixed martial arts specialist, dominated Thailand’s Klinming Sarayut to win the men’s -69kg kick light division.
The Nationals, however, failed to make it 3-of-3 on the penultimate day of the competition after Renalyn Dacquel and Jomar Balangui yielded to their Vietnamese counterparts.
Dacquel, a pro boxer, lost to Nguyen Thi Hang Nga, 2-1 in the women’s -48kg full contact while Balangui bowed to Phan Ba Hoi, 2-1, in the men’s -54kg low kick.
The PH still has one more shot at the gold when Gina Iniong battles in the women’s -55kg kick light category on Tuesday.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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