Filipino rage, tears over loss

Mon, 05 Aug 1996, 00:00 WIB

MANILA (Reuter): President Fidel Ramos, scenting a Filipino
win in the Atlanta Games, got out a rare bottle of brandy in
anticipation of a celebration.

But the Philippines' dreams of a first Olympic gold ended in
rage and tears after boxer Mansueto Velasco lost the light-
flyweight final.

"It looks like we were ambushed," Ramos said, using a local
slang for "cheated", after judges awarded the gold to Bulgarian
Daniel Bojilov.

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