Four Pinoy Muay Thai youngsters brought pride to the Philippines, bringing home the gold in the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain.
SAKHIR, Bahrain — The muay thai performers chipped in big to the Philippines’ medal haul in the Asian Youth Games, producing three gold and two silver medals in a stellar Sunday show at the Grand Hall of the Exhibition World Bahrain.
Zeth Gabriel Bueno and Lyle Anie Ngina came through with impressive individual displays in wai kru, with Bueno’s 9.17 earning him the gold in the boys’ 14-15 wai kru final.
Thailand’s Daonuea Phuangmali got 9.0 points for silver, while Malaysia’s Jaethan Jonathan Quan was given 8.53 points and gained the bronze.
Meanwhile, Ngina garnered 9.0 points to top the girls' 14 to 15 division.
Malaysia’s Auryelle Xzandra Bobby earned silver with a score of 8.8, while Thailand’s Kittima Yotsombat scored 8.6 for bronze.
Jan Brix Ramiscal and Tyron Jamborillo delivered the third gold medal, winning the team mai muay final as the Philippines hiked its gold haul to five.
Ramiscal and Jamborillo got a score of 9.20 for the gold as the United Arab Emirates’ Yousef Rakan and Aziz Alhammadi earned silver with an 8.30 and Malaysia’s Bethany Yun Yunn Lai and Jaethan Jonathan Quan scored 8.27 for bronze.
It was a mix of elation and anguish for Ramiscal, who got edged out by Thailand’s Pimpichien Chaiwan for the gold medal in boys’ 16-17 final by countback after both ended up with a 9.23 average.
One of the five judges scored Ramiscal 91 while Chaiwan’s lowest score was 92.
Iraq’s Sajjad Hamzah Ali Rabeeh bagged the bronze with a score of 8.47.
Jasmine Dagame got 8.93 points in the girls’ 16-17 final, good for silver, as Thailand’s Rungthipwa Koakaw topped the event with a 9.17 score.
Malaysia’s Ariesya Dania Binti Abdul Latip bagged the bronze medal with her 8.63 points.