The action in the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 in 2023 officially kicked off in Hangzhou, China starting September 24.
The pandemic-delayed continental meet opened on Saturday with the parade of nations at Olympic Sports Center Stadium on Saturday night.
The Philippines has 396 athletes from 40 sports in this yearβs Asian Games.
Strong start for Eumir Marcial at the Hangzhou Asian Games
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Panalo ang ating Olympian sa kanyang unang sabak laban sa Mongolian.
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β Philippine Olympic Committee β POC (@OlympicPHI) September 24, 2023
Kayla Sanchez showed up at the relay finals on Sunday evening, energizing the Philippine swim team that wound up fifth in the womenβs 4x100m freestyle at the 19th Asian Games.
Sanchez,Β the Olympic medalist from Canada who opted to suit up for the nationβs tri-colors, sprang out in full throttle as the quartet also powered by Xiandi Chua, Teia Salvino and Jasmine Alkhaldi got off to an auspicious start.
Alex Eala begins her medal bid in the womenβs singles event on Monday in the 19th Asian Games here.
EalaΒ battles Sarah Ibrahim Khan of Pakistan in one of the featured matches at the cityβs Olympic Stadium.
Gilas Pilipinas finally arrived for the 19th Asian Games, bearing with it a positive mindset despite facing tremendous adversities prior to its departure.
Coach Tim ConeΒ and his 12-man crew checked in at the Hangzhou International Airport Sunday afternoon following their six-hour flight from Manila.
Mark Ashley Fajardo made a smashing debut in the 19th Asian Games after scoring a first-round knockout of Bhutanβs Dorji Wangdi at the start of boxing competitions Sunday at Hangzhou gymnasium.
The young native of Cebu made it easy and quick by setting up Wangdi with a straight right, and then delivering a left to the jaw that dropped his foe to the canvas.
Dij Rodriguez and Gen Eslapor became the last Filipinos standing in the Asian Games beach volleyball after advancing to the quarterfinals on Sunday at Ningbo Banbianshan Beach Volleyball Centre in Hangzhou, China.
Rodriguez and Eslapor eliminated Macauβs On Leng Leong and Weng Sam Law, 21-15, 21-15, to prevail in their Round of 16 duel.
Agatha Wong missed out on a medal in the Asian Games in the womenβs Taijiquan and Taijijian final on Sunday at Xiaoshan Guali Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China.
The Filipino Wushu star failed to replicate her bronze medal feat in the 2018 Asiad in Jakarta, Indonesia after placing fourth with a combined score of 19.456 points.
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Wong falls on the 4th place spot with her total score of 19.456. Notably, she achieved a commendable 3rd place in Taijijian (9.736) and 7th place in Taijiquan (9.720). pic.twitter.com/ugz9LnHCde
β Philippine Olympic Committee β POC (@OlympicPHI) September 24, 2023
Patrick King Perez delivered the first podium performance for Team Philippines at the 19th Asian Games with a bronze medal in menβs individual poomsae on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Southeast Asian Games champion gifted himself and the country with a third-place finish after dropping his semifinal showdown against Chinese Taipeiβs Ma Yun Zhong at the Linβan Sports and Culture Exhibition Centre here.
Judoka Shugen Nakano was shown the door by Japanese Ryoma Tanaka in the menβs -66kg round of 16 on Sunday in the 19th Asian Games at the Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium here.
The 26-year-old Southeast Asian Games gold medalist fell prey to the more assertive and fourth-ranked Tanaka, who completed his mastery of Nakano in just three minutes and five seconds.
Even without Olympic medalist Kayla Sanchez, the Philippine womenβs relay swim team still managed to squeeze into the medal race of the 19th Asian Games on Sunday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
Two-time Olympian Jasmine Alkhaldi and Southeast Asian Games gold medalists Xiandi Chua, Teia Salvino and Chloe Isleta finished third in the second heat of the womenβs 4x100m freestyle relay to secure a spot in the evening finals.
Mazel Alegado, the youngest athlete in the 19th Asian Games at 9 years old, reached the womenβs park skateboarding final on Sunday at Qiantang Roller Sports Centre in Hangzhou, China.
The Filipino prodigy proved that age is just a number as she earned a shot at a medal after placing seventh in Heat 1 of the qualification round, where eight of the nine participants advanced to the final round.
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β Philippine Olympic Committee β POC (@OlympicPHI) September 24, 2023
In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different.
One, sent from Afghanistan where women are now banned by the Taliban from participating in sports, consists of about 130 all-male athletes, who will participate in 17 different sports, including volleyball, judo and wrestling, Atel Mashwani, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Afghanistanβs Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press.
Triple breaststroke world champion Qin Haiyang showed off his versatility by upstaging Olympic gold medalist Wang Shun to qualify fastest for Sundayβs menβs 200m medley final at the Asian Games.
Qin burst onto the scene at the July world championships in Fukuoka, becoming the first man in history to sweep all three breaststroke titles and also setting a new world record in the 200m.
Jerald Jacinto in the Asian Games menβs 100m backstroke qualifying heats
Jerald Jacinto finished 6th in his qualifying heat in the menβs 100m backstroke at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou pic.twitter.com/st7NWrvHwU
β June Navarro (@junavINQ) September 24, 2023
Jarod Hatch in the Asian Games menβs 100m freestyle qualifying heats
Jarod Hatch placed 5th in the menβs 100m freestyle qualifying heats at the Asian Games Hangzhou 2023 pic.twitter.com/mHOLBilepY
β June Navarro (@junavINQ) September 24, 2023
The first gold medals atΒ the Asian Games were all won by host nation China on Sunday in rowing, shooting and wushu after President Xi Jinping opened the two-week multisport extravaganza in a colorful ceremony.
China claimed the first gold when Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping dominated the womenβs lightweight double sculls rowing final to kick off an expected medal rush for the hosts in Hangzhou.
First gold medal of the Asian Games 2023
The first gold medal of the 19th Asian Games HangzhouοΌπ₯π₯Congratulations to Zou Jiaqi & Qiu Xiupingπ¨π³.#Hangzhou #AsianGames #Rowing #GoldMedals #HangzhouAsianGames World Rowing
Posted by 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 onΒ Saturday, September 23, 2023
Over the past several months, Filipino athletes ramped up their training, repeating every skill-sharpening task to the point of monotony.
They will need to be supercharged over the next few weeks as full-scale competitions get going on Sunday in the 19th Asian Games here in Hangzhou, China.
There will be a few questions answered: How will Kayla Noelle Sanchez, an Olympic medalist who used to be part of a vaunted Team Canada, fare as a spearhead of a program yearning to end nearly four gold-deprived decades?
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LOOK: The Philippine Team athletes pose for photos as they wait for their turn for the parade of athletes at the 19th #AsianGames opening ceremonies. | π·: Philippine Sports Commission
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β INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) September 23, 2023
Postponed for a year chiefly due to the pandemic, the delay that hit the 19th Asian Games was worth the wait and made incredibly stunning by the lavish and space-age opening ceremony on Saturday night.
Shortly after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, a festival of lights immediately took over and a dazzling visual show featuring splendid cultural attractions and the best China could offer.
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