The Philippines ended their last day at SEA Games 31 hosted by in Vietnam at 4th place in the tally with a total of 52 gold, 70 silver, and 10 bronze medals.
Philippine athletes after winning a gold medal in bowling at SEA Games 31 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines ended theirlast day at SEA Games 31 hosted by in Vietnam at 4th place in the tally with atotal of 52 gold, 70 silver, and 10 bronze medals.
“This is a very successful campaign,” said PhilippineOlympic Committee president Bambol Tolentino as quoted by the news site inquirer.netin an article.
He also mentioned previous SEA Games editions in 2015 and2017 when the Philippine team was only in 6th place.
Meanwhile, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chair ButchRamirez noted the gold medals won by young athletes, such as archers Pia Elizabeth Bidaure, Gabrielle Monica Bidaure and Phoebe Amistoso,and weightlifter Vanessa Sarno, who could serve as building blocks forthe country’s bid in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Athletes should be trained early so they can develop andflourish in international competitions such as the Southeast Asian Games, saidRamirez.
Also according to the article by inquirer.net, the mostshocking thing for the Philippine sports delegation at SEA Games 31 was thefailure of its men's basketball team, which has won 18 titles before. Thisdefeat ended the record of the squad earning 13 gold medals at 13 SEA Games editions./.
The Malaysian team concluded the SEA Games 31 hosted by Vietnam at the sixth place on the medal tally, winning a total of 174 medals, including 39 golds, 45 silvers and 90 bronzes.
Cambodia earned a total of nine gold, 13 silver and 41 bronze medals at SEA Games 31 hosted by Vietnam, ranking eighth in the medal tally, which is a giant leap compared to the 30th edition in the Philippines in 2019 when the country brought home only four gold medals, six silvers and 36 bronzes.
Vietnam has wrapped up their SEA Games 31 run at the top of the medal table with 205 golds. Thailand came second with 92 golds and Indonesia third with 69.
An Indonesian minister has said that the country’s success to be placed in the top three in the 31st SEA Games met the President's expectations and demonstrated the effectiveness of the National Sports Grand Design (DBON).
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Philippine athletes after winning a gold medal in bowling at SEA Games 31 (Photo: VNA) 
