"Hero" Filipino Surfer rescues opponent, sacrifices bid for gold on SEA Games 2019
Team Philippine's Roger Casugay is set to bag the Gold in the #SEAGames2019 surfing championship. But he sacrificed his bid for the Gold Medal to save his opponent from Indonesia, Mencos Cosomen.
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| Photo by Jefferson Ganuelas |
According to the post of Jefferson Ganuelas:
The #seagames2019 surfing is on hold. Indonesian longboard sensation @mencosss broke his leash and swept away and being pounded by triple overhead bomb waves at monaliza pt. Local surfer @roger_casugay rescued him not minding the ongoing race for gold medal. #pilipinoheart is soooo goood!!! One of the best. @mylifeonboard #seagames2019
Another post from United Philippine Surfing Association:
Sportsmanship at its finest! The first 10-point ride of the South East Asian Games posted by Roger Casugay & Mencos Cosomen!
During their heat, Mencos broke his leash while paddling out. Roger, being the closest to him, came to his rescue and paddled back to the shore tandem surfing the beach break.
The competition is currently on hold. Stay tuned for further updates!
The "Hero" Filipino Surfer
Roger is from San Fernando, La Union and he knows very well the parts of the popular surfing spot, the Mona Liza's point.Roger Casugay was also featured in the weekly trending television program, "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" or #KMJS (you can watch the video below).
Sources: Image header from Jefferson Ganuelas, video clip from GMA Public Affairs, Spot.ph, Image from Roger&Lisa, Roger Casugay's Instagram
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