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SEA Games: PH obstacle racers rule team relay events

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The Philippine men" s="" and="" teams="" ruled="" the="" team="" relay="" event="" of="" obstacle="" race.="" Photo="" courtesy="" Rhea="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/07/050723_ph-obstacle-racers.jpg"/><figcaption>The Philippine men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s teams ruled the team relay event of obstacle race. Photo courtesy of Rhea Noco.</figcaption></figure></div> The Philippine obstacle racers delivered once again on Sunday morning, this time ruling the team relay events at the Car Park of the Chroy Changvar Convention Center. The men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s obstacle teams added the country&#x27;s eighth and ninth gold medals of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games after superb runs in the finals.The men&#x27;s team of Ahgie Rada, Elias Tabac, Jose Mari De Castro, and Mervin Guarte finished their course with a time of 24.478 seconds. They defeated the Malaysia quartet, which took silver with a time of 25.159 seconds.&quot;Yung time namin ngayon, malaking bagay na nag-improve kami. Na-break namin ang record namin,&quot; said Tabac after their victory.Meanwhile, the women&#x27;s team completed their course in 33.733 seconds, giving Marites Nocyao, Mecca Cortizano, Milky Tejares, and Sandi Abahan the gold.Indonesia&#x27;s team came in second place at 35.06 seconds.The obstacle race team has already delivered four gold medals and two silvers in the 32nd SEA Games. On Saturday, they claimed 1-2 finishes in both the men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s individual relay, with Mark Rodelas and Precious Cabuya topping the podium. For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/seagames2023">here</a>.

The Philippine obstacle racers delivered once again on Sunday morning, this time ruling the team relay events at the SEA Games. 