The Philippine national anthem was played not only once, but twice at the Ankara Sports Arena in Turkey on the final day of the 11th Wushu World Championships.
Jessie Aligaga (48 kgs) and Dembert Arcita (52 kgs), the shortest and lightest members of the Philippine sanda team, struck gold to put the Philippines among the best countries in the combat sport.
The Molo, Iloilo-born Aligaga, who stands below five-feet in height, humbled Armenian Davit Grigoryan with solid punches and masterful wrestling skills to win in two rounds while fellow Ilonggo Arcita was stretched to a third round by Vietnam's Tu Hong Hoang.
Arcita, however, ended the match with a cracking right straight that floored the Vietnamese for good early in round three.
Jessie Aligaga (48 kgs) and Dembert Arcita (52 kgs), the shortest and lightest members of the Philippine sanda team, struck gold to put the Philippines among the best countries in the combat sport.
The Molo, Iloilo-born Aligaga, who stands below five-feet in height, humbled Armenian Davit Grigoryan with solid punches and masterful wrestling skills to win in two rounds while fellow Ilonggo Arcita was stretched to a third round by Vietnam's Tu Hong Hoang.
Arcita, however, ended the match with a cracking right straight that floored the Vietnamese for good early in round three.
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