{"id":28915,"date":"2014-10-03T20:34:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T12:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=28915"},"modified":"2014-10-14T20:38:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T12:38:43","slug":"bmx-rider-caluag-ends-ph-gold-drought-in-2014-asian-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/03\/bmx-rider-caluag-ends-ph-gold-drought-in-2014-asian-games\/","title":{"rendered":"BMX rider Caluag ends PH gold drought in 2014 Asian Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Daniel Patrick Caluag at the 2014 Asian Games (Photo courtesy of PhilippineSports.net)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2013 Rider Daniel Patrick Caluag finally bags first Philippine gold after winning the men\u2019s BMX cycling event on Wednesday at the Ganghwa Asiad BMX 400-meter track during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, Sought Korea.<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s wait for the gold at the Asian Games was over as a Filipino biker clocks 35.489 seconds in the BMX race\u2019s seeding run to position first among eight cyclists and tops all three runs in the men\u2019s motos, with respective times 35.277, 35.366, and 35.431 seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s fantastic. This is for the country. This is for the Filipino people. This is for my baby and my wife,\u201d Daniel Caluag said after dominating the men\u2019s cycling event in the quadrennial sports gathering.<\/p>\n

His closest rival was Masahiro Sampei of Japan, who took the silver medal. Zhu Yan of China, on the other hand, settled for the bronze medal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always good to be able to win and show that Filipinos can do it in the world stage,\u201d Daniel said.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old biker kept his exceptional form for the Asiad despite not competing in any International Cycling Union (UCI) sanctioned event for quite some time, opting instead to finish his nursing course.<\/p>\n

Daniel\u2019s inspirations, competitive spirit, and natural talent, as well as the support and cheer of the audience, made him victoriously cross the finish line yesterday.<\/p>\n

Daniel\u2019s younger brother, Christopher John, missed a spot in the platform by placing fourth.<\/p>\n

First Gold
\n<\/strong>The Philippines finally strikes its first gold three days before this year\u2019s edition of the Asiad comes to a close.<\/p>\n

The country has gone through 13 days of rough competitions, with its basketball team falling to its worst finish ever, and with having few silver and bronze medals before Caluag finally broke through.<\/p>\n

Although Caluag\u2019s win did not create a dramatic change in the Asiad standings, the collection is still far better than it was before. The medal count now stands at 1-2-5 (gold-silver-bronze). Wushu hauled two silvers and one bronze, while taekwondo produced three and archery had one bronze.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad to have won the first gold for our country and I hope there\u2019s more to come from our boxers and the other sports,\u201d Caluag said.<\/p>\n

In the boxing category, there are still four remaining bets for the gold as four Filipino contenders face semifinal opponents.<\/p>\n

With report from Cyra Moraleda<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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