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MEDINA GRABS FIFTH GOLD IN PARA GAMES

Josephine Medina capped her amazing effort by snaring her fifth table tennis gold medal as the Philippines posted its best finish when the fourth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games draws to close today at the sprawling his Majesty The King’s 80th Anniversary Stadium.

Medina, a 37-year-old double gold medalist in the 2005 Manila Para Games, trimmed Indonesian Suwatri Suwatri, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4, in the singles Class 8 to complete her spectacular five-gold feat.

“I dedicate this victory to our countryman,” said Medina, a former Polytechnic University of the Philippines standout who topped the 1987 National Open in spite of a shorter left leg caused by polio during her childhood.

Minnie de Ramos, 33, earlier copped the gold in the singles Class 10 when she clobbered Ines Patima olivera Pires of Timor Leste, 11-6, 11-8, 11-4, 11-2, in the race-to-four finals to surpass her golden double in Manila with a third gold.

“This is really my target- to win more than two gold medals here,” said De Ramos, who lost an arm in a meat grinder accident when she was still six year old.

Medina’s other victories came in the doubles Class 10 with Purificacion Mingarine, singles Open class 6-10, doubles Class 6-10 with De Ramos and the Team Class 10 with De Ramos ang Mingarine again.

The final-day feat of Medina and De Ramos gave the RP table tennis squad its sixth gold medal that went with three silver and a bronze medal, the second best effort next to the track and field team, which finished with six gold, nine silver, and eight bronze medal.

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