Ortiz new RP star, claims second gold
February 17, 2003 | 12:00am
BANGKOK Newcomer Janina Bianca "Binky" Ortiz emerged as the Philippines newest archery star Saturday by bagging the gold medal in the womens compound individual event in the first Asian Grand Prix here.
The 20-year-old Ortiz, a UP Diliman Psychology junior who began competing only seven months ago, beat Singapores Leong Yoke Sim in the finals to clinch her second gold in the three-day tourney which also lured archers from Malaysia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Qatar, Laos, Australia and China.
Ortiz won her first gold in the 70-meter event last Thursday.
Another compound bet, PSA awardee Raul Ramon Arambulo, and the RP mens recurve team of Christian Cubilla, Marvin Cordero and Arnold Rojas won a bronze medal each.
Arambulo took the mens compound individual event with a score of 107 points. He also set two RP records 659 in 70 meters, erasing Clint Sayos 615, and 173 in the 18-arrow elimination, eclipsing Earl Yaps 166.
Arambulos 173 also surpassed the 169 Asian mark of Singapores Mark Seong set in Hong Kong in 2001.
Cubilla, Cordero and Rojas took the recurve team bronze by beating Bhutan, 223-213, after hurdling Kazakhstan, 224-223, and Japan, 247-233, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Rojas 10 spelled the difference in the win over the Kazakhs after Cubilla and Cordero had shot three and two 10s, respectively.
In the recurve individual event, Filipino archers Rachelle Anne Cabral and Jennifer Chan finished eighth and ninth in the womens division while Rojas and Cordero landed 16th and 23rd in the mens group.
Bernard Yap and Jed Roa ranked 19th and 20th in the mens compound individual tiff.
The 20-year-old Ortiz, a UP Diliman Psychology junior who began competing only seven months ago, beat Singapores Leong Yoke Sim in the finals to clinch her second gold in the three-day tourney which also lured archers from Malaysia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Bhutan, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Qatar, Laos, Australia and China.
Ortiz won her first gold in the 70-meter event last Thursday.
Another compound bet, PSA awardee Raul Ramon Arambulo, and the RP mens recurve team of Christian Cubilla, Marvin Cordero and Arnold Rojas won a bronze medal each.
Arambulo took the mens compound individual event with a score of 107 points. He also set two RP records 659 in 70 meters, erasing Clint Sayos 615, and 173 in the 18-arrow elimination, eclipsing Earl Yaps 166.
Arambulos 173 also surpassed the 169 Asian mark of Singapores Mark Seong set in Hong Kong in 2001.
Cubilla, Cordero and Rojas took the recurve team bronze by beating Bhutan, 223-213, after hurdling Kazakhstan, 224-223, and Japan, 247-233, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
Rojas 10 spelled the difference in the win over the Kazakhs after Cubilla and Cordero had shot three and two 10s, respectively.
In the recurve individual event, Filipino archers Rachelle Anne Cabral and Jennifer Chan finished eighth and ninth in the womens division while Rojas and Cordero landed 16th and 23rd in the mens group.
Bernard Yap and Jed Roa ranked 19th and 20th in the mens compound individual tiff.
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