Philippines At The 2014 Asian Beach Games
Philippines participated in the 2014 Asian Beach Games in Phuket (city), Phuket, Thailand from 14 to 23 November 2014. Maybelline Masuda clinched Philippines' first Asian Beach Games Gold Medal in Women's –50 kg Ju-jitsu. Annie Ramirez immediately followed with another gold copping the Women's –60 kg Ju-jitsu. Philippines ended their campaign with 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, 7 bronze medals and a total of 12 medals, finishing fourteenth on the medal table. The Philippines Team achieved its best finish since the start of the Beach Games. Medalists Gold Silver Bronze Multiple Medal summary By sports By date Air Sports Beach Basketball Women's 3-on-3 Basketball ;Final Rank 5th Place Beach Flag Football Preliminary round Beach Handball Women's Beach Handball Placement 9th–10th Beach Modern Pentathlon Beach Volleyball Pool F Pool G Knockout round Beach Wrestling Extreme Sports Jet ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Philippine Olympic Committee
The Philippine Olympic Committee Inc. (POC) is the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines. The POC is a private, non-governmental organization composed of and serve as the mother organization of all National Sports Associations (NSAs) in the Philippines. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as having the sole authority for representation of the Philippines in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, the Southeast Asian Games and other multi-event competitions. The POC is financially independent and does not receive any subsidy from government, though its member NSAs receive some financial assistance from the Philippine Sports Commission. Instead, the POC supports its own activities with funds generated from sponsorships, licensing fees on the use of the Olympic marks, IOC subsidy and proceeds from special projects and donations. History Organized sports was first introduced in the Philippines during the American administration of the islands with ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Triathlon Pictogram
A triathlon is an endurance multisport race consisting of swimming, cycling, and running over various distances. Triathletes compete for fastest overall completion time, racing each segment sequentially with the time transitioning between the disciplines included. The word is of Greek origin, from τρεῖς or ''treis'' (three) and ἆθλος or ''athlos'' (competition). The sport originated in the late 1970s in Southern California as sports clubs and individuals developed the sport. This history has meant that variations of the sport were created and still exist. It also led to other three-stage races using the name triathlon despite not being continuous or not consisting of swim, bike, and run elements. Triathletes train to achieve endurance, strength and speed. The sport requires focused persistent and periodised training for each of the three disciplines, as well as combination workouts and general strength conditioning. History The evolution of triathlon as a distinc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Edmar Bonono
Edmar may refer to: * Edmar Bernardes, former Brazilian footballer * Edmar Halovskyi de Lacerda, Brazilian-Ukrainian footballer * Edmar Japiassú Maia, former Brazilian footballer * Edmar Lacerda da Silva, Brazilian footballer * Edmar Victoriano, former Angolan basketball player * Edmar Mednis, late Latvian-American chess player * Edmar Castañeda, Colombian harpist * Edmar Figueira, Brazilian footballer * Edmar Hermany, Brazilian politician * Edmar Gomes Rodrigues, former Brazilian footballer * Ed Marszewski, United States businessman {{given name ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marion Kim Mangrobang
Marion may refer to: People * Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Marion Nunataks, Charcot Island Australia * City of Marion, a local government area in South Australia * Marion, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide Cyprus * Marion, Cyprus, an ancient city-state South Africa *Marion Island, one of the Prince Edward Islands United States * Marion, Alabama * Marion, Arkansas * Marion, Connecticut ** Marion Historic District (Cheshire and Southington, Connecticut) * Marion, Georgia * Marion, Illinois * Marion, Indiana, Grant County * Marion, Shelby County, Indiana * Marion, Iowa * Marion, Kansas ** Marion County Lake ** Marion Reservoir * Marion, Kentucky * Marion, Louisiana * Marion, Massachusetts * Marion Station, Maryland, often referred to as just "Marion" * Marion, Michigan * Marion, Minne ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Beach Modern Pentathlon At The 2014 Asian Beach Games
The Triathle (as Beach Modern Pentathlon) competition at the 2014 Asian Beach Games The Fourth Asian Beach Games were held in Phuket Island, Phuket Province, Thailand. The games were originally scheduled for Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines, but was affected by the OCA's hosting changes. The games were held on the same year of ... was held in Phuket, Thailand from 20 to 21 November 2014 at Naiyang Beach, Phuket. Triathle is a new development initiative by UIPM where athletes compete in a shoot swim run competition. Medalists Medal table Results Men's individual 20 November Women's individual 20 November Mixed relay 21 November * Kazakhstan was awarded bronze because of no more than one medal per country rule. References External links *Tournament summary {{Events at the 2014 Asian Beach Games 2014 Asian Beach Games events Asian Beach Games ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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John Leerams Chicano
John Leerams Chicano (born October 6, 1991), popularly known as ''Rambo'' in the triathlon community, is a professional Filipino triathlete. He won a gold medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games men's triathlon at Subic Bay Boardwalk in Zambales. Career Prior to becoming a triathlete, Chicano was a cyclist competing in junior competitions. In 2007, he had to work in a bicycle shop so he could earn a living to support his child. The owner of the shop waCoach Melvin Fausto a coach for the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP). Fausto saw potential in Chicano and trained him to become a bicycle mechanic and later taught him on how to become a triathlete. Prior to training under Fausto, Chicano had no experience in how to swim and had to be taught in swimming for three months. Within a year, Chicano became competitive enough to be able to participate and win races at the Subic International Triathlon. He became a member of the national team in 2009. Chicano competed at the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Huang Yinting
Huang or Hwang may refer to: Location * Huang County, former county in Shandong, China, current Longkou City * Yellow River, or Huang River, in China * Huangshan, mountain range in Anhui, China * Huang (state), state in ancient China. * Hwang River, in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea People * Emperor of China, titled as Huángdì (皇帝) * Huang (surname) (黄 / 黃), Chinese surname with several Vietnamese variants * Hwang (surname) (黃), (皇), a common Korean family name Other uses * Huang (jade), a jade arc-shaped artifact that was used as a pendant * Fenghuang, mythological birds of East Asia * Huang, a character in the anime cartoon '' Darker than Black'' * Hwang Seong-gyeong, a character in the ''Soulcalibur'' video game series * Huang (Coca-Cola), a brand of Coca-Cola * Huang Harmonicas, a Chinese-based manufacturer of harmonica The harmonica, also known as a French harp or mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used worldwide in many musical ge ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mary Joy Galicia
Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blessed Virgin Mary * Mary Magdalene, devoted follower of Jesus * Mary of Bethany, follower of Jesus, considered by Western medieval tradition to be the same person as Mary Magdalene * Mary, mother of James * Mary of Clopas, follower of Jesus * Mary, mother of John Mark * Mary of Egypt, patron saint of penitents * Mary of Rome, a New Testament woman * Mary, mother of Zechariah and sister of Moses and Aaron; mostly known by the Hebrew name: Miriam * Mary the Jewess one of the reputed founders of alchemy, referred to by Zosimus. * Mary 2.0, Roman Catholic women's movement * Maryam (surah) "Mary", 19th surah (chapter) of the Qur'an Royalty * Mary, Countess of Blois (1200–1241), daughter of Walter of Avesnes and Margaret of Bloi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Phuket
Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. It lies off the west coast of mainland Thailand in the Andaman Sea. Phuket Island is connected by the Sarasin Bridge to Phang Nga province to the north. The next nearest province is Krabi, to the east across Phang Nga Bay. Phuket province has an area of , somewhat less than that of Singapore, and is the second-smallest province of Thailand. The island was on one of the major trading routes between India and China, and was frequently mentioned in foreign ships' logs of Portuguese, French, Dutch, and English traders, but was never colonised by a European power. It formerly derived its wealth from tin and rubber and now from tourism. Toponymy There are several possible derivations of the relatively recent name "Phuket" (of whi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karon North
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Karon may refer to: * Karon (name) (includes a list of people with the name) * Karon language, a language of Senegal and Gambia * Karon Pantai language, or Abun, a language spoken on the north coast of West Papua * Karon Dori language, a language of West Papua, spoken further inland from Karon Pantai and generally considered a dialect of Maybrat * Karon Beach, a beach and town in Phuket, Thailand * Karon, Deoghar, a community development block in Jharkhand, India * Karon, Deoghar (village), a village in Jharkhand, India See also * Caron (other) Caron or háček, is a diacritic ( ˇ ). Caron may also refer to: Places * Caron, Saskatchewan, a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada * Rural Municipality of Caron No. 162, a rural municipality in Saskatchewan, Canada * Caron, Western Australia, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |