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Article: 15 gold medals at stake in first day.(Sports)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- November 27, 2005
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Long jumpers, Latin dancers and chess and billiard players will be among those carting off gold medals Sunday after the first full day of competition at the 23rd Southeast Asian Games.
Hours before the symbolic Games torch is lit and the competition is officially opened by Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Luneta grandstand in downtown Manila, the first of three golds in athletics will be held in the womenas long jump.
Filipino Olympian Lerma Gabito is one of the favorites in the long jump at the newly renovated Rizal Memorial athletics stadium, where the womenas pole vault and high jump finals will also be held a" three of 15 gold ...