#KAYAMOYAN : ITTF LAUNCHES FUND RAISING TO HELP IAN LARIBA

The International Table Tennis Federation posted a video in their Facebook page for the fund raising to help raise money for the treatment of Filipino table tennis athlete Ian Lariba:

In the video, Lariba needs to raise $60,000 (approx. PhP3 million) for the radiation therapy and bone marrow transplant. Their newly formed ITTF Dream Building Foundation has generously started the ball rolling and donated $20,000 to Lariba.

I really hope the table tennis stars would come together and help Ian in her fight. Hoping for Yan's fast recovery and hope to see here competing again soon.

#KayaMoYan

2015 SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES : GOLD STILL ELUSIVE FOR PHILIPPINES, FENCING AND TABLE TENNIS DELIVER MEDALS

Team Philippines still cannot get that first gold medal a day before the official opening of the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore.

The good news is that the Filipino fencers added 2 more medals and table tennis added 1 more before the day ends to keep the Philippines in 5th place in the medal tally with 3 silvers and 1 bronze medals.

Fencer Nathaniel Perez got the first bronze of the country after losing to Minh Quang Nguyen of Vietnam in the semi-final round of the Men's Individual Foil, 14 - 15.

Shortly after that, fencing delivered another silver medal. Harlene Raguin lost to Thi Len Than of Vietnam in the Women's Individuale Epee event, 7 - 11. Here is Harlene during the the awarding ceremony as posted in the Twitter page of the Sountheast Asian Games :

#Fencing: women's épée ind event - congrats to #VIE, #PHI, #SIN, THA! By Leong Mei Lin & Naomi Michiko #seagames2015 pic.twitter.com/11lH4CJQz5

— 28th SEA Games (@seagames2015) June 4, 2015

Table tennis also contributed to the medal count for Team Pilipinas. Richard Gonzales got the silver medal after losing to World No. 15 Gao Ning of Singapore, 1 - 3.