SURAKARTA, Indonesia – The Philippines now stands on track of recording one of its best finishes in the ASEAN Para Games.
“My hope is that we also surpass our finish of fifth overall in the medal standings with some more events remaining,” said Philippine Paralympic Committee president Mike Barredo. The limbless Pinay mermaid finished far ahead of Vietnamese tankers Thi Sari Nguyen and Thi My Thanh Dan, who were second and third in times of 1:14.150 and 1:32.460, respectively.
The rookie swimmer’s parents, Marlou and Mila Otom, flew in from Manila and said they’re proud to see their daughter in action for the first time.Ernie Gawilan scooped up his second gold medal by reigning in the men’s 200m individual medley SM7 in record-breaking fashion at 2:49.530, sinking the 14-year-old mark of 4:00.02 by Salungyoo Rawin of Thailand in the 2008 Bangkok Games.
Over at the Manahan Stadium, wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan secured his second gold in ruling the men’s 400m T5 race in 1:06.20 while teammate Rodrigo Potiotan Jr. finished third but did not get a medal since there were only three entries in the event .
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