Team Philippines already won two gold medals in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.
Kaila Napolis snagged the first gold medal of the Philippines after she went undefeated in the women's jujitsu newaza GI - 52 kilograms event.
Napolis, who won a silver medal during the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines, bested Jessa Khan of Cambodia in the finals on Thursday, May 4, a day before the official opening of the biennial multi-sports event.
Before the day ended, Angel Gwen Derla seized the gold medal in the women's kun bokator single bamboo shield form event.
Derla topped the event with a score of 8.4992 while hometown bet Chanchhorvy Puth bagged the silver medal with a score of 8.4658, and Deslya Anggraini of Indonesia settled for a bronze medal after registering a score of 8.4158.
Aside from the two gold medals, the Philippines also snagged two silver medals, and three bronze medals on the eve of the 2023 SEA Games opening ceremony.
