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Asian Games: Blow for PH athletics as injured Aries Toledo drops out of decathlon

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/08/26/20180826-aries-toledo.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Aries Toledo suffered an injury to his elbow and had to drop out of the decathlon. Handout photo.</figcaption></figure></div>JAKARTA -- The Philippine athletics team suffered a setback on Sunday when one of its medal bets, Aries Toledo, hurt his right elbow while warming up for his afternoon events in decathlon.Toledo, the reigning Southeast Asian Games decathlon champion, began his bid in the Asian Games on a bright note on Saturday, placing second in the first event thanks to a 10.84-second time in the 100m.He also placed second in the 110-m hurdles early Sunday, clocking in at 14.85 behind Korea’s Choo Donghwi, who ran 14.27 seconds.But as he was preparing for the pole vault, the javelin and his pet event, the 1,500 meters, Toledo fell on the pole vault cross bar as he missed the practice height. The cross bar pinned his right elbow and it began to swell right away.The coaching staff then decided to pull him out of the Games.“It’s a setback on our medal campaign as Toledo was well on his way to a podium finish when the accident occurred,” rued Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association president Dr. Philip Juico.It was the second time in two years that pole vault injuries have created havoc on PATAFA’s intense medal campaign as Asian Championship bronze medalist EJ Obiena suffered an ACL injury while practicing on the eve of his departure for the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games.The athletics’ team is determined to end the Philippines’ 24-year medal drought in the Asian Games as the last time a medal of any color was achieved was during the 1994 Hiroshima Asiad, courtesy of Elma Muros, whose 6.41-meter leap in the long jump competitions was worth a bronze.

The Philippine athletics team suffered a setback on Sunday when one of its medal bets, Aries Toledo, hurt his right elbow while warming up for his afternoon events in decathlon.

The Philippine athletics team suffered a setback on Sunday when one of its medal bets, Aries Toledo, hurt his right elbow while warming up for his afternoon events in decathlon.