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Article: Jins, divers shine as RP leads SEAG.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- November 29, 2005
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Byline: TITO TALAO
Taekwondo and diving pushed Filipino sports fans to fits of ecstasy yesterday, combining for seven of 25 gold medals as the Philppines pealed away from the pack after two days of frenzied activity in the Southeast Asian Games.
For the second day in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, divers from Philippines have been disappearing underwater from springboards and platforms and surfacing with gold medals draped around the necks.
After landing a precious medal on Day One, members of the RP diving team swept the three final events scheduled yesterday to help raise the host nationas medal tally to 25 golds, 11 silvers and 16 bronzes, ...