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Tabal rules marathon to deliver PH's first gold

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/sports/08/19/tabal1.jpg"/><figcaption>Mary Joy Tabal wins the women&#x27;s marathon for the country&#x27;s first gold medal in the 2017 SEA Games. <em>Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>- Mary Joy Tabal earned the Philippines&#x27; first gold medal of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games with a dominant performance in the women&#x27;s marathon on Saturday at the Palace of Justice here.</p><p>Tabal set the pace right from the opening gun, and steadily built a huge lead over her pursuers.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mary Joy Tabal crosses the finish line! What a performance! <a href="https://t.co/RYjzSP6vEZ">pic.twitter.com/RYjzSP6vEZ</a></p>— Camille B. Naredo (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/898712883982327808">August 19, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>She pulled away completely as she headed into the third of five loops around the route, and eventually finished with a time of 2:48.26.</p><p>Tabal, a Rio Olympian, was well ahead of her pursuers, Vietnam&#x27;s Hoang Thi Thanh (2:55.43) and Thailand&#x27;s Natthaya T (2:58.17).</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="da">Emotional Tabal addresses media after her triumph <a href="https://t.co/rn61Cwae1I">pic.twitter.com/rn61Cwae1I</a></p>— Camille B. Naredo (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/898715757013458944">August 19, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>&quot;Kinakabahan po ako sa simula,&quot; admitted Tabal, who had settled for silver two years ago in Singapore. &quot;Pero sa isip ko po, kasi mahirap po ang training ko.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Kailangan ko po talagang ipakita sa lahat na kaya nating mga Pilipino na mag-tagumpay,&quot; she also said. &quot;Nagpapasalamat po ako sa lahat ng mga Pilipino.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Alam ko po na sa bawat hakbang ko kanina, nagdarasal po kayo.&quot;</p><p>Tabal, who was in tears after her triumph, is hoping that her performance will fire up the rest of the Filipino athletes seeing action in the biennial tournament.</p><p>&quot;Focus po ako kanina kasi ayaw ko po talagang mabigo tayo lahat,&quot; she said. &quot;Gusto ko po maging inspirasyon na magkaroon tayo ng medalya ngayon.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Hopefully po, sunod-sunod na ito.&quot;</p><p>With Tabal delivering, the Philippines now has one gold, one silver, and two bronzes ahead of the opening ceremony on Saturday night. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Meanwhile Agravante has cramped up <a href="https://t.co/R8Uj6nProR">pic.twitter.com/R8Uj6nProR</a></p>— Camille B. Naredo (@camillenaredo) <a href="https://twitter.com/camillenaredo/status/898708067407208448">August 19, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Unfortunately, the Philippines&#x27; bet in men&#x27;s marathon, Jeson Agravante, cramped up kilometers from the finish line and had to receive medical attention. He did not finish the event, along with a marathoner from Timor Leste and Thailand.</p><p>Singapore&#x27;s Soh Guillaume triumphed in the men&#x27;s marathon with a time of 2:29.27, followed by Indonesia&#x27;s Prayogo Agus (2:31.20), and Malaysia&#x27;s Muhaizar Bin Mohamad (2:31.52).</p><div><i>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank"> <strong>ABS-CBN Sports website</strong></a>.</i></div>

<p>PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (UPDATED) - Mary Joy Tabal earned the Philippines' first gold medal of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games with a dominant performance in the women's marathon on Saturday at the Palace of Justice here.</p>

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (UPDATED) - Mary Joy Tabal earned the Philippines' first gold medal of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games with a dominant performance in the women's marathon on Saturday at the Palace of Justice here.

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Tabal rules marathon to deliver PH's first gold

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published Aug 19, 2017 09:22 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 19, 2017 01:24 PM PHT

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