Manila, Dec. 1 -- A day after the country celebrated National Heroes Day, the search for new sports heroes of the nation, and the region as well, begins in earnest on Sunday as action in the 30th Philippine SEA Games finally goes full blast.
After the pomp and pageantry of the inaugural rites of the SEA Games held in Bocaue, Bulacan last Saturday night, a slew of sports will be bidding to deliver the country's first gold medal in the regional sportsfest, hoping to spark the Filipino campaigners' bid in regaining the overall crown they last held in the 2005 PH SEA Games.
That distinction could easily belong to triathlon as the Pinoy bets seek to complete another golden double in sweeping the men's and women's events early Sunday morning at...