44-year-old Philippine wrestling team coach Maria Cristina Vergara proved on Monday that age is just a number when she came out of retirement to win a gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia, her third in the biennial meet.
Judoka Rena Furukawa took down Myanmar’s Chu Myat Noe Wai anew on Sunday to bag another gold medal for the Philippines at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
The 37-year-old took down Cambodian Keo Sophak, 4-0, in the Greco-Roman wrestling 87 kilogram event, finally taking home the gold after falling short of the top prize in the past SEA Games.