Arnel Mandal

Arnel Roa Mandal is a Filipino wushu athlete specializing in sanda. He has won multiple medals in both local and international levels of competition.[1]

Arnel Mandal
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1995-11-10) November 10, 1995
Iloilo, Philippines
Sport
Country Philippines
SportWushu
Event(s)Sanda
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Wushu Championships 2 1 0
Sanda World Cup 2 0 0
Asian Games 0 1 0
Asian Cup 1 0 0
Southeast Asian Games 2 0 0
Total 7 2 0
World Wushu Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Shanghai52 kg
Gold medal – first place2015 Indonesia52 kg
Silver medal – second place2017 Kazan52 kg
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Hangzhou56 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Vietnam56 kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Philippines52 kg

Career

Mandal is an Iloilo native and sanda athlete who has fought and achieved medals in local, international, and world championship levels of competition. Specifically, he earned gold and silver medals in the 13th, 14th, and 15th World Wushu Championships[2] and the 8th and 9th Sanda World Cups. When a wushu sanda competitor places highly in the wushu world championships, they are invited to compete in the sanda world cup against other top-placing athletes.[3] Furthermore, he has won gold medals in the 1st Asian Cup and the 30th and 31st SEA Games. [4] Due to a regulation change regarding the age of a fighter, he was ineligible to compete in the 32nd SEA games.[5]

Personal life

For his achievements, he was rewarded with "The Pride of Iloilo Award" by SM City Iloilo. He encourages the youths of his home province to try out wushu.[6]

References
  1. Mandal, Arnel. "Athletes". Wushu Federation Philippines. 2023 WUSHU FEDERATION PHILIPPINES. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. Galvez, Waylon. "Wushu artists hoping for return of events". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. "SANDA WORLD CUP". International Wushu Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. "Ilonggo Mandal bags wushu gold in SEAG". Panay News. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. Co, Adrian Stewart. "Ilonggo wushu champ ineligible for SEA Games". Panay News. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. "Ilonggo SEAG champ urges youngsters to try wushu". Panay News. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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