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SEA Games: PH obstacle relay teams advance to medal round

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Philippine men" s="" team="" in="" action="" the="" elimination="" round="" of="" obstacle="" race="" relay="" event.="" POC="" PSC="" pool="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/5/04/obstacle-race-course-relay-men-05042023.jpg"/><figcaption>The Philippine men&#x27;s team in action in the elimination round of the obstacle race team relay event. POC/PSC pool/Handout.</figcaption></figure></div>(UPDATED) The Philippines has two more guaranteed medals in the obstacle race event of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.This, after both the men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s teams advanced to the medal round after Thursday morning&#x27;s eliminations in the team relay event, held at the Car Park of the Chroy Changvar Convention Center.The Philippine Obstacle Sports Federation said that their men&#x27;s team, composed of Jayr De Castro, Mervin Guarte, Elias Tabac and Ahgie, finished the course with a time of 25.8566 seconds.They will play Malaysia -- composed of Ghalib Mohamad Azimi, Mohd Redha Rozlan, Nuur Hafis Said Alwi and Yoong Wei Theng -- for the gold. The Malaysians topped the heats with a time of 25.6236-s.The women&#x27;s team, meanwhile, finished their course with a time of 40.178 seconds. The squad is composed of: Mhick Tejares, Sandi Abahan, Tess Nocyao and Mecca Cortizano.The Filipinas will play Indonesia -- which topped the eliminations with a time of 35.043 s -- for the gold. Indonesia&#x27;s team is composed of Anggun Yolanda, Ayu Pupita, Mudji Mulyani and Rahmayuna Fadillah.Both final events are set for Sunday at the same venue. The team previously set up an all-Filipino final in the men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s individual obstacle race events. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/03/23/sea-games-ph-assured-of-4-medals-in-obstacle-race">SEA Games: PH assured of 4 medals in obstacle race</a></li></ul>&quot;Kung run ang pag-ususapan, definitely maganda naman ang performance today,&quot; said coach Kristian Guerrero.&quot;Kailangan lang ng few adjustments. Critical iyun dito, especially sa relay kasi may sections lang sila na ginagawa. Three obstacles lang per section and kailangan talaga mag-focus ang athlete. May konting adjustments na kapag gumanda, bibilis ang oras.&quot;Also on Thursday, the Philippine women&#x27;s indoor hockey team fell to Singapore, 3-1, at the Dinosaur Park Hall of the Chroy Changvar Convention Center.The Filipinas kept Singapore in check in the first two quarters before their foes scored two in the third frame to go ahead. Singapore added another goal in the fourth, before Jaylene Lumbo found the back of the net for the Philippines late.It was a relatively closer loss for the Philippine women&#x27;s team, which absorbed big defeats to Thailand (0-8), Malaysia (0-12), and Indonesia (1-14) in their earlier assignments.The men&#x27;s national hockey team, for its part, suffered an 11-0 demolition against Singapore. Muhammad Mat Harim led the Singaporeans with three goals as the Philippines couldn&#x27;t get a single shot and dropped its fourth straight game.&quot;It doesn&#x27;t matter how many times we train if they get nervous in the actual game. Given that this is their first time in the SEA Games, this will be a learning experience,&quot; said national team coach Chris Garcia of his players. They play Cambodia on May 6 at the same venue.The Philippine men&#x27;s football team will be back in action on Thursday against Timor Leste at the Olympic Stadium, while the men&#x27;s volleyball team play Cambodia at the Olympic Indoor Stadium. <div>For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/seagames2023">here</a>.</div>

The Philippines has two more guaranteed medals in the obstacle race event of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.