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Article: RP ahead with 61 golds but rivals narrow gap.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- December 2, 2005
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Byline: TITO TALAO
Waiting for nightfall never took forever for Team Philippines as in Day Five of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games.
With only three gold medals to show as darkness crept in yesterday, the host country sweated in anguished anticipation for the results in swimming, where six final events were scheduled up to late evening, billiards and snookers with four, and squash and fencing two each.
Still, the Nationals never faltered with 61 golds, 46 silvers, and 51 bronzes to maintain the overall lead over Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, after strides taken by the three nations in gymnastics, rowing, fencing, bowling and weightlifting, ...