Filipino surfer who rescued rival wins SEA Games gold


Filipino surfer Roger Casugay wins gold in the SEA Games longboard event today, two days after saving an Indonesian competitor who got into trouble in choppy seas during a qualifying round. – Twitter pic, December 8, 2019.

A FILIPINO surfer hailed as a hero for saving a fellow competitor during a SEA Games contest won a gold medal today, even beating the rival he rescued on his way to glory.

Roger Casugay became an online sensation after he leapt from his board to help Indonesian Arip Nurhidayat, who had gotten into difficulty in choppy waters in a longboard qualifying round in northern Philippines.


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