HANGZHOU – Team Philippines’ ambitious gold medal forecast for the 19th Asian Games remained the same: minimum of four. That’s what Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino issued Friday on the eve of the highly awaited opening ceremony for the biggest Asian Games ever.Under his watch, the Philippines broke the ice by winning its first gold in the Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 courtesy of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, and brought home two more silvers and one bronze in boxing.
Tolentino was reminded that in 2018, in Jakarta and Palembang, all four gold medals won by the Philippines were delivered by female athletes, including skateboarder Margie Didal, the golfers then led by Fil-Japanese Yuka Saso, and Diaz, now married and competing at a heavier class. The Philippines will be represented by 395 athletes in this Asian Games, which attracted a grand total of 12,417 from 45 nations. Overall, 481 gold medals in 40 sports are on the table.
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