East Timor at the 2019 SEA Games

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East Timor at the
2019 Southeast Asian Games
Flag of East Timor.svg
IOC code TLS
NOC National Olympic Committee of East Timor
in the Philippines
Competitors48 in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
6
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)

East Timor participated at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in the Philippines that was held from 30 November to 11 December 2019. The country sent the smallest delegation to the games with 48 athletes competing in 10 sports. [1] The host country through the Philippine Sports Commission provided the accommodation and training facilities to the East Timorese delegation who were expected to arrive [2] seven to ten days in the Philippines prior to the games. [1] The total delegation including athletes is 221 people. [3]

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Preparations and reception

The East Timor delegation meets with President Francisco Guterres. Team Timor-Leste SEA 2019 meeting president 2019-11-15.jpg
The East Timor delegation meets with President Francisco Guterres.

During the second chefs de mission meeting at Pasay, Philippines that was organised by the Philippine South East Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) in July 2019, all countries, which are included in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, agreed to the hosting of the SEA Games at the Philippines. [4] In the meeting, Timor Leste (East Timor) was represented by Vicente C. Da Silva. [4] They proceeded to Pampanga and the New Clark City in Tarlac to examine the places where the games would be held. [4]

East Timor requested help from the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) for their final preparations at the SEA Games. [1] According to PHISGOC Executive Director Tom Carrasco, their request were approved by PSC Chairman William "Butch" Ramirez. [1] The PSC would assist them on their accommodations and would give them access to facilities without charge. [1]

As expected, East Timor delegation specifically the football team started to arrive as early as 23 November 2019. [5] Their arrival met with logistical problems. [5] The East Timorese football team waited around three hours for their bus to arrive and they were dropped off in a wrong hotel. [6] [7] The day after the delegation's arrival, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and PHISGOC Chairman Alan Peter Cayetano personally apologised to the athletes and coaches of the participating countries including East Timor, which was affected by inconveniences that they experienced upon their arrival in the Philippines. [8] [9]

On December 3, 2019, East Timor was still last place at the medal tally without winning any medals. [10] Filipino netizens noticed this and invited the public to support and cheer for East Timor echoing the SEA Games 2019 tagline, which is "We win as one!" [10] [11] East Timorese delegates were very thankful for their support. [12] An official of the East Timor's federation of taekwando, Alexandrino da Costa, said that “It’s not about just winning but how we can make friendly relations between our countries through sports.” [12]

Participation

On December 8, 2019, East Timorese athlete Imbrolia De Araujo Dos Reis Amorin won bronze medal when she landed third place in the 57 kg women's division of taekwondo. [13] [14] On the same day, two East Timorese boxers also won bronze namely Jose Barreto Quintas Da Silva in the flyweight division and Frederico Soares Sarmento in the light heavyweight division. [13] [15] [16]

Medal summary

Medal by sport

Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Aquatic Swimming 0000
Archery 0000
Arnis 0000
Athletics 0000
Basketball 0000
Billiards and snooker 0000
Bowling 0000
Boxing 0022
Chess 0000
Cycling 0000
Dancesport 0000
Duathlon 0000
Esports 0000
Figure skating 0000
Fencing 0000
Floorball 0000
Football 0000
Golf 0000
Gymnastics 0000
Beach Handball 0000
Ice hockey 0000
Indoor Hockey 0000
Judo 0000
Ju-jitsu0000
Karate 0000
Lawn Bowls 0000
Muaythai 0000
Modern pentathlon 0000
Netball 0000
Obstacle racing 0000
Pencak Silat 0000
Polo 0000
Rowing0000
Rugby sevens 0000
Sailing0000
Sambo 0000
Sepak Takraw 0000
Shooting 0000
Skateboarding 0000
Soft tennis0000
Softball 0000
Squash 0000
Surfing 0000
Table tennis 0000
Taekwondo 0134
Tennis 0000
Triathlon 0000
Volleyball 0000
Wakeboarding0000
Weightlifting 0000
Wrestling0000
Wushu 0000
Total0156

Medal by date

Medals by date
DayDateGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
11 December0000
22 December0000
33 December0000
44 December0000
55 December0000
66 December0000
77 December0000
88 December0011
99 December0145
1010 December0000
1111 December0000
Total0156

Medalists

Source: SEA Games 2019 website. [17]

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg SilverAna Da Costa Da Silva Taekwondo Women's under 46kg (fin) 9 December
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeImbrolia De Araujo Dos Reis Amorin Taekwondo Women's under 57kg (feather) 8 December
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeJose Barreto Quintas da Silva Boxing Men's Flyweight 9 December
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeFrederico Soares Sarmento Boxing Men's Light heavyweight 9 December
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeLobo Bonifacio Da Silva Taekwondo Men's under 56kg (fin) 9 December
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeRosa Luisa Dos Santos Taekwondo Women's under 49kg (fly) 9 December

See also

East Timor at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games

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