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SEA Games: Padios dedicates pencak gold to ailing father

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="SEA Games gold medal winner Mary Francine Padios. Photo from the PSC Facebook page" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/11/20220511-padios.jpg"/><figcaption>Francine Padios of Philippines performs during the women&#x27;s SENI (artistic) Tunggal (single) finals of the Pencak Silat events at 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Hanoi, Vietnam, 11 May 2022. <em>Luong Thai Linh, EPA-EFE</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>Mary Francine Padios, who won the Philippines’ first gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games, is dedicating her victory to her father who has fallen into a coma after an accident.</p><p>Padios copped the gold on Wednesday by ruling pencak silat’s women’s seni (artistic or form) tunggal single at the Bac Tu Lien Gymnasium in Hanoi, Vietnam.</p><p>“My dad has become my inspiration after he figured in a terrible car accident on her way home in Aklan just before Christmas,” said the 18-year-old, whose dad has fallen into a coma since. </p><p>“He was so exhausted and drowsy from work he slept before the wheel and met the accident. He’s been motivating me ever since.” </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/11/22/francine-padios-wins-phs-first-gold-in-sea-games">Francine Padios wins PH&#x27;s first gold in SEA Games</a></li></ul><p>Padios scored 9.960 points while besting favorite Arum Sari of Indonesia who settled for silver with 9.945.</p><p>Her victory put the Philippines on the medals table even as Vietnam started to dominate on Wednesday.</p><p>The Kalibo, Aklan native improved on the silver she won in the Philippines 2019 edition.</p><p>Meanwhile, Helen Aclopen accounted for a silver medal in women’s – 48 kgs of kurash, which also produced bronze medals from Charlie Quelino and George Baclagan.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/11/22/sea-games-ph-beach-handball-team-exceeded-expectations">SEA Games: Silver-winning PH beach handball team exceeded expectations</a></li></ul><div> </div>

Mary Francine Padios, who won the Philippines’ first gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games, said she dedicates her victory to her father.