00:00In combat sports, Parangal has once again returned to the country
00:04with the Philippines Sambo Team
00:06where they defeated the Filipino Samboist in their respective category events in Nagoya, Japan.
00:12This is Paolo Salamatin's report.
00:16The 2020 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Chino C. Tangkontian
00:20won a gold medal in the Men's Blue Belt Adult Super Heavy Division
00:24while Godwin Langbayan won two gold medals
00:28in the Men's Master 1GI and NoGI 76 and 78kg event
00:32just after the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Nagoya, Japan.
00:36Aside from Chino Tangkontian and Chino Langbayan,
00:38the Philippines also won seven gold medals in the competition
00:42including 11 silver medals and 25 bronze medals.
00:45In PTV Sports, the Philippine Sambo Federation President Paolo Tangkontian
00:51made it historical for Chino Tangkontian to win a gold medal in the competition
00:55where it was his first time playing Jiu-Jitsu in a combat style.
01:01It was a total domination because it was an experience.
01:05It was one of the fundamental experiences.
01:09We were able to win even against other equipments.
01:16It was like a fish cross.
01:20If there is an available tournament, we can join.
01:24The Philippine Sambo Federation President added that this was one of their preparations
01:28for Chino and the whole team to expose them to all the world competitions
01:33instead of exposing them to the local tournaments that they usually win.
01:39You will be able to gauge how good you are,
01:45what level you are at, if you play with a lot of different people.
01:50After the competition, Chino and his brother, Sydney,
01:56will continue their training as a line-up for the competition
02:00that they will join this year for ASAP
02:03to qualify for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
02:07Paulo Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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