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Palarong Pambansa: NCR bucks slow start to harvest 24 golds in Day 2

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Karl Cedrick Basco,ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/04/30/20190430-palaroncr.jpg"/><figcaption>After a solitary gold on the first day, 14-time defending champion NCR flexed its muscles on the second day of Palarong Pambansa 2019, dominating swimming and gymnastics Tuesday. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>DAVAO CITY—After a solitary gold on the first day, 14-time defending champion National Capital Region flexed its muscles on the second day of Palarong Pambansa 2019, dominating swimming and gymnastics here on Tuesday.As of 7:48 p.m., the Big City amassed 25 total gold medals, one-fourth the total golds distributed in the first two days of the Games. NCR also copped 19 silvers and 10 bronze medals to lead the 16 other regions across the country.NCR harvested a whopping 10 golds on the opening day of swimming as Miguel Barreto and Marc Dula teamed up for five top podium finishes. Dula reigned supreme in the 50-meter butterfly elementary boys, clocking 29.67; in 100m backstroke (1:09.93); and 4 x 50-meter medley relay.Barreto topped the 400-m freestyle secondary boys (4:08.68), and the 200-m butterfly (2:08.00).Meanwhile, three swimming records were broken on Day 1, with Alexi Cabayaran of Western Visayas shattering the 200-m freestyle elementary girls record (2:15.76).“I never give up po at iniisip ko ‘yung sinasabi ni coach all out, all out sa 200 meters,” the Grade 6 student said. NCR’s Michaela Jasmine Mojdeh set a new 200-meter butterfly secondary girls record, registering 2:22.69. The Central Luzon quartet of Trixie Ortiguera, Jasmine dela Cruz, Franchesca Sarmiento, and Triza Tabamo, erased the 2013 record in 4 x 50-meter medley relay in elementary girls (2:13.41).The Big City also collected 9 golds in the gymnastics, 5 courtesy of the rhythmic elementary girls division and 4 from the secondary level.Western Visayas is running second in the medal haul with a 12-7-9 gold-silver-bronze tally. Of the 12 golds, five came from the track and field.Trexie dela Torre contributed a record-breaking 5.77-meter jump in long jump secondary girls, crushing the the 5.66 meter distance achieved in 2002. Jamela de Asis of also broke the shot-put record en route to a gold medal in secondary girls with 12.30 meters compared to the 11.88-meter attempt in 2018 by NCR.A double gold was also achieved by Algin Gomez of Cagayan Valley after winning the long jump and triple jump secondary boys, the same feat he achieved in the 2018 Palaro in Ilocos Sur.Placing third in the medal standings is Calabarzon (11-11-17), ahead of Central Luzon (10-12-4). Holding fifth spot is SOCCSKSARGEN (9-5-4).For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

After a solitary gold on the first day, 14-time defending champion NCR flexed its muscles on the second day of Palarong Pambansa 2019, dominating swimming and gymnastics Tuesday.

After a solitary gold on the first day, 14-time defending champion NCR flexed its muscles on the second day of Palarong Pambansa 2019, dominating swimming and gymnastics Tuesday.

Palarong Pambansa: NCR bucks slow start to harvest 24 golds in Day 2

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Palarong Pambansa: NCR bucks slow start to harvest 24 golds in Day 2

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 30, 2019 11:06 PM PHT

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