PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — Jamie Danielle Nirza struck gold in women’s karate while swimmers Philip Sahagun and Quendy Fernandez added another mint in their growing collection in the 11th BIMP-EAGA Friendly Games here on Wednesday.

Representing country’s Team A, the 18-year-old Nirza showcased her impressive skills to earn 36.5 total points from the judges, edging Malaysia A’s Anisa Aira Nur (36.2) for the advance women’s individual kata gold.

Nur took the silver while Malaysia B’s Ameera Liew and Brunei’s Nasir Abdul got the bronze.

“I’m happy to achieve such a feat, and I worked hard for this one. I’m glad na I was able to perform the way I wanted, and I’m happy for my teammates we’re able to perform (well),” the first-year nursing student from Jose Maria College said.

Aside from the gold, Nirza and her teammates Yesha Lee Ho and Al Rhina Kawano grabbed the women’s team kata silver after tallying 34.6 points.

In the men’s individual, Arvin Santillana settled for silver with 36 points.

Meanwhile, Sahagun conquered the boys’ 200-meter backstroke (2:14.38) while joining the Phl Team A in winning the 4x100m medley relay to raise his total gold medals to five.

“My goal is to make it to the national team and represent the country in international competitions,” Sahagun said.

Fernandez, for her part, added two more medals that included a gold in the girls 200m backstroke and a silver in the 4x100m medley relay to finish her campaign with five gold and two silver medals.