Hunt For Asiad Gold Is On

The female taekwondo jins Veronica Domingo and Kathleen Eunice Alora gave the first 2 bronze medals of the Philippines.

At last, nasa medal board na rin!

Still, the jins Mary
Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go clinched our first silver medals just recently . They just fell short with the Koreans, the locals of where the Taekwondo sport originated. Manuel Rivero, Toni's brother, got finished with a bronze.

Meanwhile, David Donald Geisler, the most veteran and former Olympian fell short
in his first fight. Juan Paul Lizardo AKA Japoy won his finweight match
then losing the next, which resulted to elimination in the Korean-less weight category.

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Photo courtesy of RPSports.com

Last Thursday, Violito Payla (pronounced by the foreigners as Vayolito Peyla) was assured of bronze medal after defeating Jitender Kumar of India,
referee outclassed decision, 27-7.

Amateur boxing afficionados isn't new to this guy. He just held an Asian Gold at Busan 2 years ago.
His next stop is a fast Chinese. If he wins, sure silver and in the
finals for the eventual first gold of RP. If he losses, earns the
bronze.

Today, he just added another sure silver by beating the speedy Bo Yang of China. I've watched Bo Yang beat the former Korean champion and he sure is tough for Payla. Hence, Payla beated him in referee stop contest, the hunt for Asiad gold is on.

SOURCE: http://www.rpsports.com/blogs/ag/2006/12/payla_assures_rps_first_medal.html

Reports
from Sports Radio 918 stated that Payla went into the bout wearing a
uniform also to be used by his teammate Marcial. After the bout, he
rushed to give it to Marcial for his upcoming fight.

Kawawa naman ang Pilipinas.

Anyway, Marcial lost and ended his medal hunt.

Antonio Gabica also fell short for a gold in billiards, and settled for a silver. He was leading 7-5 but still, lost in the score of 9-7 in the hands of a Japanese.

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What's happening to Team Pilipinas?

India had golds in Shooting, Billiards and Kabbadi. Thailand in Billiards and
Sepak Takraw. Syria in Swimming and Weightlifting. Mongolia in Chess.
Jordan in Taekwondo. Saudi Arabia in Bowling. Malaysia in Bowling.

And us, the sports they already won in golds are the sports that we are
capable of winning. The small and unranked countries frustrated us.

Tac Padilla isn't in aim yet and for a time, he didn't competed a
match for somewhat reason. Our cue artists, which is world class and
very popular in cue world are scratching their way to losses (However,
if Efren "Bata" Reyes and Django Bustamante were there, they could make
a big difference), US-trained Miguel Molina and the swimming team is
just falling short for a medal placing 4th and 5th places, Ronald
Dableo shocked Spuer GM Utut Adianto but still fell short for a medal
(the first GM of Asia Eugene Torre, Mark Paragua and Joey Antonio declined due to the Asiad format). Bowling
delegation was a super team which is led by the legendary Paeng
Nepomuceno with young bemedalled guns in different bowling tourneys,
Liza Clutario, Chester King, Ma. Cecilia Yap, Markwin Tee, etc. are
falling short for the medal (despite 2 pins short for a perfect game
from Paeng).

I hope we could salvage even a single gold.