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SEA Games: PH's Anthony Beram, Aries Toledo scoop up track and field golds

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aries Toledo wins gold at men&#x27;s decathlon in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SEAGames2017?src=hash">#SEAGames2017</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/DYANCASTILLEJO">@DYANCASTILLEJO</a> <a href="https://t.co/KMOk2uR1nU">pic.twitter.com/KMOk2uR1nU</a></p>— ABS-CBN News Sports (@ABSCBNNewsSport) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNewsSport/status/900358903220719616">August 23, 2017</a></blockquote><h3><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Gymnastics, swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi add to medal harvest</h3><p><strong>(UPDATE 2)</strong> Anthony Beram of the Philippines won the gold in men&#x27;s 200 meters in the Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night.</p><p>He clocked 20.84 seconds, besting sprinters from Thailand and Malaysia, who finished second and third respectively.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:62.5% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><div style="margin:8px 0 0 0;padding:0 4px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BYI5J_yHAR4/" style="color:#000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word" target="_blank">Amazing win 23 yr old Aries Toledo wins decathlon on his first Sea Games!!! 🇵🇭 #SEAGames2017 #gopilipinas #LabanPilipinas #Philippines #pilipinas #atletangpinoy #parasabayan #athlete #Puso #ABSCBN #klseagames2017 #goforgold #decathlon #decathlonph #gold</a></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap">A post shared by Dyan Castillejo (@dyancastillejo) on <time dateTime="2017-08-23T14:03:04+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Aug 23, 2017 at 7:03am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" defer="" src="https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script>Aries Toledo also added a gold -- the Philippines&#x27; 10th in these Games so far -- in men&#x27;s decathlon, topping rivals from Thailand and Vietnam who bagged silver and bronze, respectively.</p><p>While the Filipinos claimed medals throughout the day, it was starting to look like a gold-less outing until track and field started to deliver.</p><p>Marco Vilog took home the silver in men&#x27;s 800 meters, right behind a Vietnamese opponent, while Harry Diones also placed second in men&#x27;s triple jump, an event won by a Malaysian.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/23/17/sea-games-gilas-routs-malaysia-for-3rd-win-in-a-row">READ: Gilas Pilipinas routs Malaysia for 3rd win in a row</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/23/17/sea-games-gymnasts-rack-up-more-medals-for-ph">READ: Gymnastics racks up more medals for PH</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/23/17/get-to-know-ph-wushus-golden-girl">READ: Get to know PH wushu&#x27;s golden girl</a></li></ul><p>Overall, the Philippines collected 2 gold, 4 silver and 8 bronze medals on Wednesday.</p><p>The other silvers were courtesy of: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/23/17/sea-games-bejars-tough-road-to-karate-finals-ends-in-silver" target="_blank">John Paul Bejar</a> (karate, men&#x27;s kumite under 55 kilograms) and Kaitlin de Guzman (gymnastics, women&#x27;s floor exercise). </p><p>Olympic swimmer Jasmine Alkhaldi bagged 3 bronze medals, finishing on the podium in the 50-meter butterfly, 100-meter freestyle and the 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay. </p><p>The other bronze winners were: Reynald Capellan (gymnastics, men&#x27;s vault); de Guzman (gymnastics, women&#x27;s balance beam); Mae Soriano (karate, women&#x27;s kumite under 55 kilograms); Arniel Ferrera (athletics, hammer throw); and in the doubles event in squash.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/23/17/sea-games-fiery-finish-vs-thailand-keeps-perlas-in-hunt-for-gold">READ: Fiery finish vs Thailand keeps Perlas in hunt for gold</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines remains in 6th place in the overall medal standings both in gold total and overall medals.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="et"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SEAGames2017?src=hash">#SEAGames2017</a> Medal Tally 23 August 2017 <a href="https://t.co/kBRatSD8f0">pic.twitter.com/kBRatSD8f0</a></p>— SEA Games 2017 (@SEAGames2017) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEAGames2017/status/900380753069981698">August 23, 2017</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Filipinos could climb up in the standings Thursday, given the gold medals on offer. </p><p>Besides billiards and more karate events, 3 Filipino boxers — Mario Fernandez (bantamweight), Eumir Felix Marcial (middleweight) and John Marvin (light heavyweight) — are playing in the finals of their respective weight classes. </p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank"> <strong>ABS-CBN Sports website</strong></a>.</p>

<p>Beram won the 200 meters, while Toledo took the men's decathlon title as the Philippines averts gold shutout.</p>

Beram won the 200 meters, while Toledo took the men's decathlon title as the Philippines averts gold shutout.