Philippines at the 2016 Asian Beach Games
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The Philippines competed in the 2016 Asian Beach Games in Danang, Vietnam from September 24 to October 5, 2016. The delegation was bannered by 72 athletes in 11 sports including 3-on-3 basketball, marathon swimming, beach athletics, beach kurash, beach rowing, beach sepak takraw, beach volleyball, beach wrestling, jiu-jitsu, muay thai, and pencak silat.[1] Marestella Torres of long jump and Jessie Lacuna of swimming, who were part of the national delegation in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August 2016, were included in the Philippine team.[2] Philippine Amateur Sepak Takraw Association President Karen Tanchanco-Caballero was named as the team's chef-de-mission.
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Philippines at the 2016 Asian Beach Games | |
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IOC code | PHI |
NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Đà Nẵng | |
Competitors | 65 in 11 sports |
Medals Ranked 17thth |
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Asian Beach Games appearances | |
Jujutsu practitioner, Margarita Ochoa bagged the country's first gold medal of the 2016 Asian Games.[3] Annie Ramirez, also from Jujutsu, bagged the second gold medal in the women’s -55 kg division contest.[4] Both received an incentive of ₱500 thousand from the Philippine Sports Commission for their feat.[5]