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SEAG: Cabuya, Rodelas claim obstacle gold as Pinoys seal 1-2 finish

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="(L-R) Kaizen Dela Cerna (silver), Precious Cabuya (gold), Mark Julius Rodelas (gold) and Kevin Jeffrey Pascua (silver). Filipinos dominated the podium of the obstacle race in the 32nd SEA Games. POC/PSC photo." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/05/06/obstacle-race-course-individual-gold-and-silver-men-and-women01.jpg"/><figcaption>(L-R) Kaizen Dela Cerna (silver), Precious Cabuya (gold), Mark Julius Rodelas (gold) and Kevin Jeffrey Pascua (silver). Filipinos dominated the podium of the obstacle race in the 32nd SEA Games. POC/PSC photo.</figcaption></figure></div> (UPDATED) Precious Cabuya and Mark Rodelas out-dueled their fellow Filipino finalists to claim gold in the individual obstacle races of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.It was an all-Filipino finals in both the men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s individual races on Saturday morning at the Car Park of the Chroy Changvar Convention Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Cabuya finished the course with a time of 32.732 seconds, ahead of Kaizen dela Serna who clocked 35.522 seconds.It was an outstanding SEA Games debut for Cabuya, who reset the world standard again after initially breaking the old record with a time of 33.128 in the heats. &quot;This is my biggest achievement so far, an unforgettable experience as this was my first SEA Games and won a gold right away. I&#x27;m so happy I contributed a gold medal to our country and recorded a new time,&quot; said Cabuya.Meanwhile, Rodelas finished the men&#x27;s course with a time of 25.194 seconds, while Kevin Pascua followed at 26.814 seconds.Rodelas missed out on breaking the world record of 25.0921 he previously recorded in Wednesday’s qualifying heats but was all too happy to deliver for the Filipino contingent while upgrading his SEA Games bronze last time to gold.&quot;Actually, my training for the SEA Games started after 2019. I got bronze that time and I was a newbie back then so for the next four years, I really trained hard to reach a high level,&quot; said Rodelas, a nephew of athletics great Elma Muros-Posadas. Cabuya and Rodelas delivered the third and fourth gold medals of Team Philippines in Phnom Penh, after Kaila Napolis (jiu-jitsu) and Angel Derla (kun bokator) broke through ahead of the opening ceremonies held on Friday night. The Philippine OCR aces look to build on the twin 1-2 finishes as the men’s team of JayR de Castro, Mervin Garte, Elias Tabac and Ahgie Radan and the women’s crew of Mhick Mijares, Sandi Abahan. Tess Nocyao and Mecca Cortizano shoot for the relay golds Sunday.The male squad is up against Malaysia’s Ghalib Mohamad Azimi, Mohd Redha Rozlan, Nuur Hafis Said Alwi and Yoong Wei Theng while the female bets are ranged versus Indonesia’s Anggun Yolanda, Ayu Pupita, Mudji Mulyani and Rahmayuna Fadillah.<div>For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/seagames2023">here</a>.</div>

Precious Cabuya and Mark Rodelas out-dueled their fellow Filipino finalists to claim gold in the individual obstacle races of the 32nd SEA Games.