FILIPINO BOXERS GRAB GOLD MEDALS IN FINLAND
Manila, Sept. 16, 1997 --
Sports pages of Philippine newspapers are jubilant over the victory of
Reynaldo Galido and Arlan Lerio in the welterweight and bantamweight divisions
of the 19th Tammer Invitational boxing championships yesterday at the Ryyniki
Sports Hall in Tampere, Finland.
With those two gold medals and a silver medal for team mate Joel Barriga, the Philippines shot up to share the team championship with Russia.
A total of 34 nations participated in the tournament.
Reported by: Sol Jose Vanzi
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