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At last, Timor Leste wins first 2019 SEA Games medal, thanks to boxing bronze

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<p>Quintas da Silva Jose Barreto of Timor Leste lost to Ammarit Yaodam of Thailand in the men&#x27;s flyweight semifinal in Southeast Asian Games boxing on Sunday.</p><p>But Barreto is still assured of a bronze medal, his country&#x27;s first medal in these Games.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Timor Leste&#x27;s Jose Baretto Quintas da Silva lost to Thailand&#x27;s Ammarit Yaodam in the semis of the men&#x27;s flyweight, but he&#x27;s assured of a bronze medal in boxing. That&#x27;s one medal for Timor Leste!</p>— Camille B. Naredo || SEAG 🥴 (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/1203586686363398144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Timor Leste’s Quintas Da Sil loses his semifinal match but he will be awarded a bronze medal tomorrow! First medal for Timor Leste in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SEAGames2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SEAGames2019</a>! 🙌🏼 <a href="https://t.co/0E6XiYCyPy">pic.twitter.com/0E6XiYCyPy</a></p>— TJ Manotoc (@tjmanotoc) <a href="https://twitter.com/tjmanotoc/status/1203586433027469312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div><strong>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</strong></div>

<p>Quintas da Silva Jose Barreto of Timor Leste lost in the men's flyweight semifinal in SEA Games boxing Sunday, but Barreto is still sure to take home bronze.</p>

Quintas da Silva Jose Barreto of Timor Leste lost in the men's flyweight semifinal in SEA Games boxing Sunday, but Barreto is still sure to take home bronze.