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Gold bets Hidilyn Diaz, EJ Obiena spearhead PH crew for Asian Games

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Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz eyes a second straight title, while pole vaulter EJ Obiena looks to add an Asian Games crown to his fast-growing collection as they lead 396 Filipino athletes

MANILA, Philippines – Weightlifting star Hidilyn Diaz and pole vault ace EJ Obiena banner the list of athletes the Philippine Olympic Committee submitted for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China this September.

Obiena, meanwhile, looks to add an Asian Games crown to his fast-growing collection that includes a silver and bronze in the World Athletics Championships and a pair of golds in the Asian Athletics Championships. Skateboarder Margielyn Didal and golfer Lois Kaye Go return to the Asian Games with hopes of defending the golds they won four years ago in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The country will miss out on a couple of potential golds from Carlos Yulo as the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, set from September 30 to October 8 in Antwerp, Belgium, coincides with the Asian Games.Representing the Philippines in men’s artistic gymnastics instead are Juancho Miguel Besana, Ivan Cruz, Justine Ace de Leon, Jan Gwynn Timbang, and Jhon Romeo Santillan.

 

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