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MANILA, Philippines — One down, four to go. That’s the countdown for lightheavyweight boxer Eumir Marcial in chasing gold in the 80kg division of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Last Sunday, Marcial opened his Asiad campaign with a bang, outpointing Mongolia’s Dalai Gonzorig, 5-0. It will take four more wins for Marcial to clinch a ticket to the Paris Olympics. His next opponent is Vietnam’s Nguyen Manh Cuong on Friday.
MANILA, Philippines — A Filipino has cracked the Golden State Warriors Junior Jam lineup and the 10-year-old hip-hop dance whiz happens to be former PBA chairman Casiano (Jun) Cabalan’s grandson. It took Jordan Deang, whose mother Pearl is Cabalan’s daughter and father Tim is an entrepreneur, a failed tryout last year before pulling through to become one of only three boys in the 23-strong squad that will perform during halftime of the Warriors NBA home games at the Chase Center in San Francisco this season.
MANILA, Philippines — Two-time SEA Games gold medalist Vanessa Sarno is nursing a left elbow strain that knocked her out of contention at the recent World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh and while she’s determined to compete in the coming Hangzhou Asian Games, there is the possibility of withdrawing from the competition on Sept. 30-Oct. 7.
MANILA, Philippines — A change in weight divisions has led Tokyo Olympic flyweight silver medalist Carlo Paalam to chase a gold medal as a featherweight in men’s boxing at the coming Hangzhou Asian Games. Since the Asian Games are a qualifier for Paris, weight classifications were tweaked to conform to the new Olympic standards.