{"id":109197,"date":"2024-03-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malaysiantribune.com\/?guid=35304995e4021a562e98682b32a60106"},"modified":"2024-03-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:00:00","slug":"ph-to-join-sepak-takraw-world-cup-in-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malaysiantribune.com\/ph-to-join-sepak-takraw-world-cup-in-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"PH to join sepak takraw World Cup in Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nMANILA: The Philippines will send a 14-member team to the International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) World Cup in May.<\/p>\n
The tournament scheduled from May 17 to 27 will be held at the Titiwangsa Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Leading the country’s campaign are Jason Huerte, Vince Alyson Torno, Rheyjey Ortouste, Ronsited Gabayeron, and Jom Lerry Rafael — members of the quadrant team that won the bronze medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.<\/p>\n
Others in the line-up are SCUAA gold medalists Datu Ken Interino, Glendel Phori, and Mark Fuentes; Palarong Pambansa gold medalist Jerry Loquinario Jr., Batang Pinoy silver medalist Fif Bry Cabang and participants John Deryck Diego and Fritz Garsola; NCR Palaro silver medalist Elzid Chua and participant John Paulo Degallado.<\/p>\n
Also in the national contingent are coaches Rodolfo Eco, Gene Mark Saavedra and Emmanuel Escote, team manager Irene Virginia Tanchanco and Pilipinas Sepak Takraw Federation Inc. President Karen Claire Caballero.<\/p>\n
The Philippines won the King’s Cup
\nin 2016, beating Laos, Indonesia, Thailand and Myanmar.<\/p>\n
Aside from this year’s World Cup, the national team is also preparing for the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) on Nov. 21-30 in Thailand, the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, and the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.<\/p>\n
Source: Philippines News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MANILA: The Philippines will send a 14-member team to the International Sepak Takraw Federation (ISTAF) World Cup in May.<\/p>\n
The tournament scheduled from May 17 to 27 will be held at the Titiwangsa Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/p>\n
Leading the countr…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n