LIST: PH's medal winners in the 4th Asian Para Games
2023-Oct-31 13:00
2024-Jul-15 01:32
PHOTO: Philippine Sports Commission
The Philippines had an impressive stint in the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China after seven days of action. For the first time in four editions, the Filipino para athletes entered the top 10, surpassing their 11th-placed finish in the previous edition held in Jakarta, Indonesia five years ago.
Bagging 10 golds, four silvers, and five bronzes, the nationals finished ninth in the final medal standing despite producing less than their 2018 output.
Led by the para chess team, here are the sporting heroes who made this historic breakthrough possible:
GOLD
- Ernie Gawilan (swimming men's 400-meter freestyle S7)
- Menandro Redor (chess men's individual standard VI-B2/B3)
- Cheyzer Mendoza (chess women's individual standard P1)
- Darry Bernardo, Menandro Redor, and Arman Subaste (chess men's team standard VI-B2/B3)
- Jerrold Mangliwan (athletics men's 400-meter T52)
- Henry Roger Lopez (chess men's individual rapid P1)
- Darry Bernardo (chess men's individual rapid VI-B2/B3)
- Cheyzer Mendoza (chess women's individual rapid P1)
- Henry Roger Lopez, Jasper Rom, and Sander Severino (chess men's team rapid P1)
- Darry Bernardo, Menandro Redor, and Arman Subaste (chess men's team rapid VI-B2/B3)
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SILVER
- Jerrold Mangliwan (athletics men's 100-meter T52)
- Henry Roger Lopez (chess men's individual standard P1)
- Henry Roger Lopez, Jasper Rom, and Sander Severino (chess men's team standard P1)
- Cheryl Angot, Cheyzer Mendoza, and Jean-Lee Nacita (chess women's team rapid P1)
BRONZE
- Ernie Gawilan (swimming men's 200-meter individual medley S7)
- Gary Bejino (swimming men's 100-meter freestyle S6)
- Cheryl Angot, Cheyzer Mendoza, and Jean-Lee Nacita (chess women's team standard P1)
- Sander Severino (chess men's individual standard P1)
- Gary Bejino (swimming men's 400-meter freestyle S6)