Philippines places 4th in 2022 Southeast Asian Games

By Jean Malanum

May 22, 2022 8:08 pm

After claiming the overall championship in 2019, the Philippines dropped to fourth place in the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam with 50 gold medals, 69 silver medals and 93 bronze medals.

Host Vietnam claimed the crown with a 197-115-110 medal count followed by Thailand (85-97-127) and Indonesia (63-85-72).

PINOY PRIDE Filipino pole vaulter Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena and fencer Samantha Catantan add two of four golds for the Philippines at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday, May 14, 2022. Obiena broke his own SEA Games record in 2019 after clearing the bar in 5.46 meters. Catantan reacts after defeating Singapore’s Maxine Jie Xin Wong in the final of the women’s epee individual fencing. AFP AND CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

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