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SLIDESHOW: Pinays deliver Asian Games gold medals
SLIDESHOW: Pinays deliver Asian Games gold medals
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 29, 2018 07:32 PM PHT
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Updated Aug 30, 2018 05:05 PM PHT

The gold medals the Philippines has won so far (as of Aug. 29) in the 2018 Asian Games have come courtesy of the country's female athletes.
The gold medals the Philippines has won so far (as of Aug. 29) in the 2018 Asian Games have come courtesy of the country's female athletes.
It was Hidilyn Diaz who struck first when she won the women's 53- kilogram event in weightlifting on August 21.
It was Hidilyn Diaz who struck first when she won the women's 53- kilogram event in weightlifting on August 21.
The golf trio of Yuka Saso, Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go followed on Sunday, with Saso's first-place finish in women's individual play and a second gold by them as a team.
The golf trio of Yuka Saso, Bianca Pagdanganan and Lois Kaye Go followed on Sunday, with Saso's first-place finish in women's individual play and a second gold by them as a team.
Margielyn Didal joined the parade when she topped the women's street skateboard competition on Wednesday.
Margielyn Didal joined the parade when she topped the women's street skateboard competition on Wednesday.
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Didal's gold raised the Philippines' total to 4 in these Games in Jakarta and in Palembang, equaling the country's output in 2006 in Doha, 1986 in Seoul, and 1978 in Bangkok. The Philippines hasn't won more than 4 gold medals since the 1962 Games in Jakarta, where the national delegation brought home 7.
Didal's gold raised the Philippines' total to 4 in these Games in Jakarta and in Palembang, equaling the country's output in 2006 in Doha, 1986 in Seoul, and 1978 in Bangkok. The Philippines hasn't won more than 4 gold medals since the 1962 Games in Jakarta, where the national delegation brought home 7.
Here are some of the images showing their triumphs in the region's biggest multi-sports competition:
Here are some of the images showing their triumphs in the region's biggest multi-sports competition:
(For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports website.)
(For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports website.)
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2018 Asian Games
Hidilyn Diaz
Yuka Saso
Lois Kaye Go
Bianca Pagdanganan
Margielyn Didal
weightlifting
golf
street skateboarding
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