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SAKHIR, Bahrain <\/span>\u2014 Leo <\/span>Mhar<\/span> Lobrido<\/span> showed grit in the boxing ring to claim a spot in the semifinals, Princess Jay Ann Diaz and Jay-r Colonia lifted their way to bronze, and Alas <\/span>Pilipinas<\/span> marched on to the Final Four to cap another strong day for the Philippines in the Asian Youth Games.<\/span><\/p>\n Lobrido<\/span> overcame tense moments in the closing seconds of the third round to beat <\/span>Binul<\/span> Dulnada<\/span> Dewasiri<\/span> Narayana of Sri Lanka in the boys\u2019 light flyweight boxing quarterfinals at Exhibition World Bahrain on Sunday, assuring himself of at least a bronze medal.<\/span><\/p>\n Diaz earned the bronze in the clean and jerk of the girls\u2019 44-kg class. <\/span>iece<\/span> of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist <\/span>Hidilyn<\/span> Diaz, the 17-year-old Princess Jay Ann made it to the podium with a 78kg lift. India\u2019s <\/span>Bhoi<\/span> Priteesmita<\/span> bagged gold with a world youth record 92kg lift, while China\u2019s Wu <\/span>Jihong<\/span> lifted 88kg for silver.<\/span><\/p>\n Jay-r Colonia bagged bronze in the boys\u2019 56kg clean and jerk with a 137kg lift. Jiang <\/span>Jinfu<\/span> of China topped the event with a new Asian Youth record of 141kg, while Al <\/span>Ojaian<\/span> M Mohammed Nawaf of Saudi Arabia claimed silver with 138kg.<\/span><\/p>\n Boxer <\/span>Shairylle<\/span> Pores bowed out at the quarterfinal stage, however, as Chen Fang-<\/span>yu<\/span> of Chinese Taipei scored a 5-0 victory in the girls\u2019 46kg class.<\/span><\/p>\n Alas <\/span>Pilipinas<\/span> gains semis<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The <\/span>Philippine<\/span>\u00a0girls\u2019 volleyball team faced some anxious moments but ultimately secured a Final Four berth in girls\u2019 volleyball, eliminating Chinese Taipei, 25-16, 20-25, 25-16, 25-18, in front of a huge Sunday crowd at Isa Sports City.<\/span><\/p>\n After a shaky second set that last 30 minutes, the team led by Sam <\/span>Cantada<\/span> and <\/span>Rhose<\/span> Almendralejo<\/span> regained their bearings and sealed the win in an hour and 47 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMasaya po kasi <\/span>nagawa<\/span> po <\/span>namin<\/span> yung<\/span> panalo<\/span> po <\/span>namin<\/span>,\u201d said Rihanna <\/span>Cris<\/span> Navarro. \u201c<\/span>Pinagtrabahuhan<\/span> po <\/span>talaga<\/span> namin<\/span> kasi knockout <\/span>na<\/span> po <\/span>yung<\/span> laro<\/span> po <\/span>namin<\/span> and <\/span>kailangan<\/span> po <\/span>namin<\/span> umangat<\/span> po <\/span>sa<\/span> top four para <\/span>makakuha<\/span> po kami ng gold. \u201c<\/span><\/p>\n Asked about their chances of making it to the gold medal match, Navarro expressed confidence as they prepare to face unbeaten Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMare-rate ko po <\/span>sa<\/span> 10 out of 10, 10 po <\/span>talaga<\/span>, kasi <\/span>kayang<\/span> kaya po <\/span>talaga<\/span> namin<\/span> to <\/span>tsaka<\/span> ilalaban<\/span> po <\/span>talaga<\/span> namin<\/span> to para po <\/span>sa<\/span> bayan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Tough breaks<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n IN table tennis at the EWB, John Marin and <\/span>Jannaj<\/span> Alarcon swept Mongolia\u2019s <\/span>Turmunkh<\/span> Dugersuren<\/span> and <\/span>Enkhjin<\/span> Tuvshinbayar<\/span>, 11-7, 12-10, 11-3, in the mixed doubles round of 64.<\/span><\/p>\n Marin fought hard in the boys\u2019 singles before bowing to Man William of Hong Kong, 10-12, 9-11, 11-13. Emmanuel <\/span>Paculba<\/span> started strong but couldn\u2019t sustain momentum against Iran\u2019s <\/span>Mobin<\/span> Amiri, 11-5, 8-11, 12-14, 9-11. Jacob <\/span>Quindo<\/span> lost to China\u2019s Tang <\/span>Yiren<\/span> in group play, 6-11, 4-11, 5-11.<\/span><\/p>\n Hong Kong\u2019s <\/span>Mak<\/span> Ming overpowered Joanna Esguerra, 11-6, 11-5, 11-4, while <\/span>Su<\/span> Tsz Tung demolished <\/span>Zuri<\/span> Chua, 11-1, 11-3, 11-2. Singapore\u2019s <\/span>Loy<\/span> Ming defeated <\/span>Jannaj<\/span> Alarcon, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2.<\/span><\/p>\n In taekwondo, Matt <\/span>Rejhan<\/span> Lavestre<\/span> had a fine start but was stopped in the quarterfinals by Yevgeniy <\/span>Vassenkin<\/span>, 2-0, in the boys\u2019 -55kg class. <\/span>Lavestre<\/span> earlier defeated Malaysia\u2019s Muhammad <\/span>Aidil<\/span> Hakim Bin <\/span>Mohd<\/span> Azman, 2-0, and Bahrain\u2019s Haji Yousuf, 2-0.<\/span><\/p>\n Chuck Aeron <\/span>Alariao<\/span> also exited in the quarterfinals of the -63kg class, 2-1, after beating UAE\u2019s Marwan Mohamed, 2-1, in the Round of 16.<\/span><\/p>\n Pinar <\/span>Lotfizadeh<\/span> Gabalou<\/span> of Iran beat the Philippines\u2019 <\/span>Ej<\/span> Gaa<\/span>, 2-0, in the girls\u2019 -63kg quarterfinals.<\/span><\/p>\n At the Nasser bin Hamad Loop in <\/span>Zallaq<\/span>, Maria <\/span>Louisse<\/span> Crisselle<\/span> Alejado<\/span> clocked 18 minutes and 53.40 seconds in the girls\u2019 Individual Time Trial. That was a minute and 47 seconds off the gold pace, with Kazakhstan\u2019s Anel <\/span>Tashbay<\/span> winning in 17:06.05. China\u2019s Xing <\/span>Aofei<\/span> took silver, 19.03 seconds behind, while Hong Kong\u2019s Law Ching <\/span>Kiu<\/span> finished third, 34.36 seconds off the lead.<\/span><\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SAKHIR, Bahrain \u2014 Leo Mhar Lobrido showed grit in the boxing ring to claim a spot in the semifinals, Princess Jay Ann Diaz and Jay-r Colonia lifted their way to bronze, and Alas Pilipinas marched on to the Final Four to cap another strong day for the Philippines in the Asian Youth Games. 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