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SEA Games: PH, Cambodian coaches in shouting match over kun bokator
SEA Games: PH, Cambodian coaches in shouting match over kun bokator
ABS-CBN News
Published May 08, 2023 12:04 AM PHT

Things got heated during a kun bokator match between the Philippines and host team Cambodia due to officiating issues in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh on Sunday.
Things got heated during a kun bokator match between the Philippines and host team Cambodia due to officiating issues in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh on Sunday.
Footage by ABS-CBN News caught Filipino coach Billy Alumno getting into a heated confrontation with his Cambodian counterpart while the Philippines' Philip Delarmino was competing in the semifinal round.
Footage by ABS-CBN News caught Filipino coach Billy Alumno getting into a heated confrontation with his Cambodian counterpart while the Philippines' Philip Delarmino was competing in the semifinal round.
It was not clear how the commotion began, but Delarmino lost the match against the Cambodian fighter, 2-1.
It was not clear how the commotion began, but Delarmino lost the match against the Cambodian fighter, 2-1.
Teams from both countries have been at odds since the Philippines filed a protest in relation to an elimination round match between Filipina kun bokator fighter Gel Bulaong and Cambodian bet Chanthy Bo.
Teams from both countries have been at odds since the Philippines filed a protest in relation to an elimination round match between Filipina kun bokator fighter Gel Bulaong and Cambodian bet Chanthy Bo.
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The Philippines won the appeal and Bulaong moved to the next round. - With a report from Rhea Soco-Neis
The Philippines won the appeal and Bulaong moved to the next round. - With a report from Rhea Soco-Neis
For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click here.
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