Facing their toughest foes to date, the Filipinas crumbled and succumbed to the taller, more experienced Kazakhs, 25-23, 25-21, 25-14, Tuesday night that denied the hosts their golden chance in the AVC Women’s Challenge Cup.
If there’s any consolation, the Nationals could go for the bronze against the Aussies at 5 p.m. Wednesday, which would still be a feat in itself as it will be the former’s first podium finish in a long while.MANILA, Philippines – In the land of the giants of Kazakhstan, Alas Pilipinas was reduced to mere dwarves.
It was the country’s first defeat after a fairy tale run in the group stages where the Philippines pulled off the nearly impossible and swept Pool A with four victories.Instead, it will be Kazakhstan versus defending champion Vietnam, which smashed Australia, 27-25, 25-10, 25-10 earlier, in the gold medal duel set at 7 p.m.
Vietnam’s win was made more impressive by the fact that the many-time Southeast Asian Games silver medalist accomplished the feat with its unspoken leader, Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, or popularly called T4, just sitting and watching helplessly from the bench due to knee issues. Earlier, India dumped Indonesia, 25-16, 30-32, 25-20, 27-25, and Iran trounced Hong Kong, 26-24, 26-24, 19-25, 25-19, to arrange a battle for fifth place.UN Special Advocate, Queen of Netherlands commends GCash for helping advance financial inclusion in PhilippinesParis Olympics-bound Emma Malabuyo and Levi Jung-Ruivivar hinted at their readiness to aim for what has never been done before...
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