IN PHOTOS: Filipino athletes in victory and defeat at SEA Games 2017

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IN PHOTOS: Filipino athletes in victory and defeat at SEA Games 2017
The hard reality is that some succeeded, while some fell short. The underdogs stepped up, while some expected winners had a bit of tough luck.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The 2017 Southeast Asian Games ended with a resounding dud for the Philippines. But that doesn’t mean Filipino athletes didn’t compete to the best of their abilities.

Regardless of the odds stacked against them, Filipinos fought tooth and nail to deliver medals for their country, and for the fulfillment of their personal dreams.

The hard reality is that some succeeded, while some fell short. The underdogs stepped up, while the expected winners had a bit of tough luck.

See below photos of our Filipino athletes in their moments of victory and in defeat.

HAMPERED BY INJURY. Dealing with a knee injury, Rio Olympian Nestor Colonia crashed to second to the last place in the 56kg weightlifting event. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

BACK-TO-BACK GOLDS. Anthony Beram is the Philippines' lone back-to-back gold medalist for the 2017 SEA Games, winning in the 200m and 400m dash. Photo from POC/PSC Media

 

BRONZE JUMP. Long jumper Janrey Ubas lands a 7.75-meter leap, good for the bronze medal. Photo by PSC/POC Media

CONTROVERSIAL. Boxer Carlo Paalam loses in a controversial fight against host nation Malaysia. His fellow Filipino boxers then rallied to avenge his loss and win two gold medals. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

21 SECONDS. Rising Filipino boxing star John Marvin is seen in his gold medal moment after destroying his Malaysian opponent in 21 seconds. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

ENGLISH BILLIARDS. The legend himself Efren 'Bata' Reyes watches as he and Francisco Dela Cruz are swept by Vietnam in English Billiards, an event he admits is not Filipinos' strong suit. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

SILVER. Figure skater and Sochi Winter Olympian Michael Christian Martinez at the podium with his silver medal. He lost to Malaysian rival Julian Yee. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

TOUGH BREAK. Gymnast Albert Lopez of the Philippines competes in the horizontal bars event but he then falls as he attempts a difficult move. He scored 11.150 to finish in last place. Photo by POC-PSC Media

GOLDEN GYMNASTS. Reyland Capellan (R) and Kaitlin de Guzman (L) celebrate with Gymnastics Association of the Philippines and chef de mission Cynthia Carrion after winning two gold medals in gymnastics. Photo from PSC-POC Media Group

CHAMP. Eric Cray secures the gold in 400m hurdles. Photo by PSC-POC Media

KINGS OF BASKETBALL. Gilas Pilipinas reigns supreme once more over its neighbors in Southeast Asia by sweeping the men's basketball tournament for its 18th gold. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

LOOK UP. Nikko Huelgas looks up to the sky as he crosses the finish line for the gold medal in men's triathlon. Photo from POC-PSC Media

ANOTHER MINT. The Philippine poomsae team of (L to R) Rodolfo Reyes Jr., Dustin Jacob Mella and Raphael Enrico Mella performs its routine in the finals of the men's poomsae team event. They won their third straight gold medal. Photo by PSC-POC Media Group

SILVER FOR SQUASH. Robert Andrew Garcia (L) competes against Benedict Chan of Singapore in the men's team squash final. The Philippine squash team won the silver. Photo from PSC-POC Media

PESKY FOE. Rio Olympian Kirstie Alora walks over to her coach Japoy Lizardo. She lost for the fourth straight time to pesky Cambodian foe Sorn Seavmey. Photo by PSC-POC Media Group

WINNER. Samuel Thomas Harper Morrison of the Philippines battles Ardian Prayogo Dinggo of Indonesia in the finals of the men's -74kg taekwondo competition. Morrisson prevailed to win the gold medal. Photo from PSC-POC Media

1-2 FINISH. Cheska Centeno (R) and Rubilen Amit of the Philippines celebrate after winning gold and silver medals, respectively, in the women's 9-ball singles event. This is the second straight SEA Games that Centeno and Amit faced in the final and won the gold and silver. Photo from PSC-POC Media

NATIONAL ANTHEM. Kiyomi Watanabe of the Philippines clinches the gold medal in the women's -63kg judo event. She is seen here during the Philippine national anthem with Philippine officials. Photo by PSC-POC Media Group

NO PODIUM. The Philippines women's volleyball team, seen here in their last match against Vietnam misses out on the podium at the SEA Games. The team, tearful in the semifinals against Thailand, settles for fourth place. Photo by PSC-POC Media

FINISH LINE. Kim Mangrobang delivers a gold medal in women's triathlon. She is seen here having just crossed the finish line. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

BRONZE. Rio Olympian and SEA Games veteran Marestella Torres Sunang leaps in the women's long jump event. She settles for the bronze this time around with only two of her 4 attempts counting. The rest were ruled fouls. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

UNEXPECTED DEFEAT. Daniel Parantac unexpectedly misses out on a medal in wushu men's taijijian. Photo by Adrian Portugal/Rappler

SURPRISE. The Philippine ice hockey team is one of the surprise gold medal winners in the 2017 SEA Games. They are seen here celebrating their huge victory. Photo from Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation FB Page

LAST GOLD. Dines Dumaan wins the last gold medal for the Philippines in the men's tanding putra class A 45-50 kg division of pencak silat. Photo from POC-PSC Media

– Rappler.com

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