00:00 The Philippines won the basketball championship in Asia.
00:04 The Philippines won the gold medal in the men's basketball finals of the Asian Games
00:09 that we won last in 1962.
00:12 JP Soriano scored.
00:14 The Philippines won the gold medal match in the Asian Games against Jordan in the first quarter.
00:24 But in the second quarter, Jordan was also ahead and the game was tied.
00:29 31-0.
00:31 Because of the three-pointers in the third quarter,
00:35 Gila was able to take Jordan's lead by 10 points.
00:39 And they were not able to catch up with Jordan in the fourth quarter
00:43 to win the championship of Gila.
00:47 The final score, 70-60.
00:58 This victory of Gila was sweet.
01:01 It was more than six decades that the Philippines waited for.
01:05 In the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia,
01:09 our men's basketball team won last.
01:13 Our country, baby. Let's get it.
01:15 They were greeted by President Bongbong Marcos and some judges.
01:21 Many of our countrymen also felt the passion of our men's basketball team.
01:28 It was called a monumental victory by Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Richard Bachman,
01:33 the son of one of the players who won in the same league in 1962.
01:40 In boxing, the Philippine boxing champion and Olympic and now Asian Games medalist,
01:47 Yumer Marshal, won his arm and biceps by winning the GMA Integrated News.
01:54 Marshal won the silver medal in the men's 80kg weight class.
01:59 The judges' decision was different.
02:03 I was also sad because I was defeated by the referee even though I was not hit.
02:13 It's a shame.
02:16 He was surprised by the decision. It should have been a tie.
02:20 The goal is the Paris Olympics.
02:25 I lost my job.
02:27 Marshal still has 10 months to prepare for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
02:35 I am thankful to all Filipinos who support our athletes,
02:41 especially to me and to Marshal and to the boxing fans who support us.
02:49 Marshal was able to return to the Philippines tomorrow
02:53 with the officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee.
02:57 For GMA Integrated News, J.P. Soriano.
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