FILIPINO Olympic pugilist Hergie Bacyadan and Carlo Von Buminaang clinched one gold medal each at the 2024 Asian Kickboxing Championships in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

In her first tournament since the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, at the final of the women's K1 -70 kilogram division, Bacyadan defeated China's Teng Jinwei via abandonment, to seal the gold.

The Paris Olympian clinched the gold medal when it appeared that Teng backed out from the final bout.

"We just bagged the gold medal! Congrats to all of us, Pinas," Bacyadan wrote on her Facebook page following her victory.

In the semifinals, she already defeated Raksa Samnang of host nation Cambodia after knocking her out three times to advance to the gold medal bout.

Ironically at the Paris Olympics, in her only bout of the women's 75 kg division, Bacyadan lost via unanimous decision to Li Qian, who is from China. Li would win gold after defeating Panama's Atheyna Bylon via split decision in the final back in August.

On the other hand, Buminaang dominated the men's 67kgs Lowkick category to deliver the country's fourth gold medal in the tournament.

Earlier on Saturday, the Philippines already secured its first two gold medals from the tournament, both of them coming from Jovan Medallo in the musical form events.

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