A REGU from the reigning 2017 Palarong Pambansa champions of Victorias National High School (VNHS) carried the national colors in the sepak takraw event of the recently-concluded 9th Asean School Games (ASG) in Singapore.
The winning regu, Ian Gerald Sudayan, Ricky Guarino and Edhric Dave Balderas, finished with a bronze medal. This is the first time the Filipino side won a medal in sepak takraw in the ASG.
Other players were Victoriahanon June Clyde Abellano, Bata National High School’s Paul John Embahador, and Kervy Jules Cayetano from Lopez Jaena National High School-Murcia.
Also settling for bronze medal in this event was host-Singapore while Laos and Malaysia got two bronzes each. Indonesia got three silvers and Thailand registered three gold medals.
The Philippines placed sixth overall with 13 gold medals, eight silvers and 21 bronzes behind top-ranked Thailand with 29 gold medals, 25 silvers and 32 bronze medals. Indonesia followed with 26 gold medals, 33 silvers and 26 bronzes.
Host-Singapore settled for third with 23 gold medals, 27 silvers and 24 bronzes as Malaysia got 22 gold medals, 16 silvers and 36 bronzes and Vietnam in fifth place with 20-22-9 medal haul.
Myanmar and Laos are in seventh and eighth places, with four and two bronze medals, respectively, while Brunei and Cambodia failed to bring home any medal.
The Philippines’ campaign in Singapore was supported by the Department of Education and the Philippine Sports Commission. (HGD)
