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Philippine Army leads battle for overall national title in ROTC Games

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The Philippine Army is poise to win the overall championship in the battle for the branch of service even as Rizal Technological University leading the Higher Educational Institute (HEI) medal tally as the inaugural Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Games National Finals has entered its penultimate day at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RSMC) in Malate, Manila.

The Army men are currently at the top of the leaderboard after the culmination of athletics and arnis on Wednesday with a total of 24 medals (10 golds, 7 silver, and 7 bronze), followed by the Philippine Navy with 20 medals (5 golds, 5 silver, and 10 bronze). In comparison, Air Force collected 10 medals (1 gold, 4 silver, and five bronze) with the remaining events – boxing and kickboxing with a total of eight gold medals at stake- still favoring the men in the field, while basketball 3×3 and volleyball are offering only one gold each and four in the Esports.

All four gold medals in boxing are already in the bag for the Army as an all-Army Finals will take place Thursday afternoon at the Dacudao gymnasium while capturing 8-out-18 slots in the kickboxing semifinals which also slated in Dacudao after the awarding ceremony in boxing at 4:00 p.m.

Battling for the gold in boxing are Vince Lomboy vs Joeler Efundo for the men’s flyweight class (48-51kgs.); Alfred Deslate vs Mark Paul Deslate in the bantamweight class (51-54kgs.); Florence Sumpay vs Rodrigo Lumugda in the featherweight (57kgs), and the pair of women’s matches between Tina Paiz and Lala Ediza (bantam) and Kristine Marquez vs Rinoa Segundo (featherweight).

The semifinalists in kickboxing are Camille Joy Sanchez winner by points (3-0) over Alessa Ibo Araque and Betty Mae Churping (KO) over Jessa Mae Regidor for the female 52 kgs.; Kieran Castro (KO) over Mary Grace Pineda, Minya Isabella Sta. Rosa (2-1) against Daniela Ira Astor, Kristel Grace Llenas (3-0) over Grace Shiela Toledo, and Reyna Anita Delos Reyes (3-0) over Joylyn Arinas for the women’s 60 kgs.; Manuel Roxas (TKO) over John Carlo De Chavez, Christopher Manipon (3-0) over John Michael Etac, Roberto Pedriquez (3-0) against McDaniel Lauzon for the men’s 57 kgs.;

Jonathan Cadiena (3-0) over Franzuie Ortega Olor, Mar Christian Ursabi (TKO) over Alico Moni Joshua, Ghen-Yan Berdon (TKO) over Federico Saclet and Richerstone Angelos Fesetan (3-0) over Geron Mark Pugao in the male 60 kgs class;  Klenov Rei Pacada (3-0) over Nelson Alcon, Klier Abueva (AB) over Dominic Boligan, Shariff Alkhamar (3-0) over Abdurahman Abbas; and Lloyd Salva (WO) over John Gabriel Gonzales in the male 63.5 kgs. class.

Meantime, the Rizal Technological University, under the banner of the Army, is currently leading the HEI podium finishers winning 6 gold and 2 silver medals, followed by Adamson University (Navy, 4-2-3). Completing the top 5 are the University of Cagayan Volley (Navy, 1-2-3), the University of Baguio (Army, 1-1), and the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (Air Force, 1-0-1).

NATIONAL-FINALS-RESULTS-ON-MEDALISTS-AND-MEDAL-TALLY-October-25-2023-as-of-5pm.pdf

NATIONAL-FINALS-RESULTS-ON-MEDALISTS-AND-MEDAL-TALLY-PER-HEI-October-25-2023-as-of-5pm.pdf

 

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