Kurash's Jack Escarpe wins PH's second gold in 31st SEA Games

The Philippines on Friday added another gold medal to its haul.

Kurash athlete Jack Escarpe won the country's second gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.

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Congratulations Jack Escarpe for giving Team Philippines its second gold medal at #SEAGames31 in Kurash Men’s 73kg. event!

Ipagbunyi ang #GalingNgAtletangPinoySaHanoi! #IAmSportsPositive #parasainangbayan???????? pic.twitter.com/Fz4opSpeP8

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) May 13, 2022

Escarpe ruled the men's 73 kg event, while Bianca Mae Estrella bagged a bronze medal in the women's 70 kg category, bringing the kurash team's medal count to eight.

Congratulations Bianca Mae Estrella for winning the bronze medal????in Kurash Women’s 70kg. category.

That’s a total of 8 medals for Team Philippines in Kurash! #GalingNgAtletangPinoySaHanoi! #IAmSportsPositive #parasainangbayan???????? pic.twitter.com/QeFaGhkmWH

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) May 13, 2022

On Wednesday, Francine Padios (pencak silat) won the country's first gold in the biennial meet.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA News