Karate's Sakura Alforte delivers fifth Cambodia SEA Games gold for the Philippines

Sakura Alforte copped the Philippines' fifth gold medal in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Saturday in Cambodia.

Alforte dethroned Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Phuong in the karate women's individual kata event to bring home the gold.

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Congratulations Sakura Alforte for winning the first gold for Karate in the Women's Individual Kata event in #Cambodia2023#BidaAngBayaningManlalaro#TeamPHIsaSEAG2023#parasainangbayan pic.twitter.com/CzWUExIzlx

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) May 6, 2023

Alforte follows jiu jitsu's Kaila Napolis, kun bokator's Angel Derla, and obstacle course racing's Mark Julius Rodelas and Precious Cabuya in the list of the country's gold medalists in this edition of the biennial meet.

Meanwhile, Enrico Vasquez claimed a bronze medal in the men's individual kata.

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Congratulations Enrico Vasquez for adding another bronze medal for Team Philippines in the Karate Men’s Individual Kata in #Cambodia2023!#BidaAngBayaningManlalaro#TeamPHIsaSEAG2023#parasainangbayan pic.twitter.com/RAVbPktwje

— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) May 6, 2023

As of press time, the Philippines has five gold medals, six silver medals, and five bronze medals in the Cambodia Games.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News