Medal Tally
(as of 9:14 p.m. November 25)
Country G S B
China 178 101 91
South Korea 72 60 85
Japan 38 68 84
Iran 19 11 23
Kazakhstan 13 17 32
Chinese-Taipei 12 12 33
Malaysia 9 17 12
Uzbekistan 9 16 20
India 9 13 29
Thailand 9 7 31
Hong Kong 8 15 15
North Korea 6 10 18
Indonesia 4 9 12
Singapore 4 7 6
Qatar 4 4 6
Kuwait 3 6 1
Philippines 3 3 9
Saudi Arabia 3 3 5
Pakistan 3 2 2
Bahrain 3 0 3
Jordan 2 2 1
Vietnam 1 17 14
Mongolia 1 3 9
Kyrgystan 1 2 2
Macau 1 1 3
Tajikistan 1 0 3
Myanmar 0 5 3
UAE 0 3 1
Iraq 0 1 2
Lebanon 0 1 2
Afghanistan 0 1 1
Bangladesh 0 1 1
Laos 0 0 2
Nepal 0 0 1
Oman 0 0 1
Syria 0 0 1
Equally valiant but less fortunate, Annie Albania (48-51kgs.) lost to China’s Ren Cancan, 5-7, in a bout where the scoring left a lot to be desired.
Saludar, who outshone Bill Vicera in the evaluation of the boxing association, prompting his last-minute inclusion, overwhelmed the Chinese fighter and stuck to his game plan even in the shaky moments of the first round when his opponent led 2-1.
By the second round, Saludar was all over the Chinese and assembled a commanding 9-3 lead that largely negated a third-round rally by the eventual silver medalist, who was thrown completely out of the ring in the heat of a skirmish.
Albania, who entered as a prohibitive favorite, hit the Chinese with clear punches in the initial and second rounds, but these were not properly reflected in the scores, thus allowed her rival to coast after posting an early 4-2 lead.
The day’s output kept the Philippines at 17th with as many gold medals as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Bahrain.
The Philippines also has three silver and nine bronze medals.
“This is a great day for the delegation. This approximates our goal and I am very proud of our athletes," said Chef de Mission Joey Romasanta.
The win also made Saludar a millionaire, what with the government incentives awaiting him, as well as the promised cash bonanza by the association’s benefactor, business tycoon Manny Pangilinan.
Boxing thus contributed a 1-1-1 medal tally for the lean contingent of 188 athletes, with the bronze coming from Saludar’s brother, Victorio.
Also a big source of jubilation was the Philippines’ repeat 2.5-1.5 triumph over India in the semifinal of chess, assuring the Filipinos of a silver medal as they seek revenge against China, ranked third in the world, in the final Thursday.
Scoring the resounding victory for the Filipinos were veteran grandmasters Joey Antonio and Eugene Torre, while Wesley So lost and John Paul Gomez had a draw.
The basketball team also won over North Korea, 96-69. The PHL cagers will take on Qatar in the battle for fifth place.
In sepak takraw, the Filipinos lost in a group A match to Korea, while in wrestlng, Maribel Jambora was completely dominated by Cambodian Sotheara Chov in the 48 kgs class, 0-3.
Diver Niño Carog tallied a measly 355.10 to land 10th out of 17, far behind the 468.50 of gold medal winner Chong He of China, while Rosie Villarito hurled the javelin 48.87-m, which turned out to be second from last in the final standing after Japanese Yuki Ebihara posted a 61.56-m for gold.
Athletics was 0-out-of-five after Marestella Torres, considered as the best medal hope, wound up fourth and Henry Dagmil sixth in long jump.
Rene Herrera ended up eighth of 11 in the men’s 3,000 steeplechase, while hammer thrower Danilo Fresnido also did not figure in the medal race.
Perhaps the most frustrating outcome of the day was Marna Pabillore’s run in karate where she won two matches, lost one, and finally fell short of the medal round after losing by the slimmest of margins, 0-1, to Fatemeh Chalaki of Iran in the repechage of the 55 kgs. class. - KY, RCJ, GMANews.TV
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