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PH Curling team arrives home after historic Asian Winter Games win
The Philippines secured its first-ever gold medal at the Asian Winter Games, with the men's curling team defeating South Korea 5-3 in the finals.
This historic victory marks the country's first medal in any edition of the Asian Winter Games since joining in 1990.
The Philippine men's curling team, Curling Pilipinas, is composed of Alan Frei, Enrico Pfister, Christian Haller, Marc Pfister, and Benjo Delarmente.
Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard Bachmann lauded the Nationals for becoming the first Southeast Asian country to medal in the Asian Winter Games.
The team, which trained abroad due to the lack of local facilities, is set to participate in the Pan-Continental Curling Championships Division A in November and prequalifying tournaments for the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
The PSC plans to introduce curling and other unconventional sports to aspiring Filipino athletes.
The team arrived home on Saturday evening to cheers and a welcome from the PSC at Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1.
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