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SEA Games: PH track-and-field hits pay dirt with 11 gold, 27 total medals

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Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/12/10/20191210-ph-track-and-field-1.jpg"/><figcaption>Eric Cray won his fourth straight 400 hurdles title in the SEA Games on Tuesday. <em>Czar Dancel, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>CAPAS, Tarlac—Eric Cray and Aries Toledo successfully defended their titles to close the Philippine track-and-field team&#x27;s Southeast Asian Games campaign with 11 gold and 27 overall medals at New Clark City&#x27;s Athletic Stadium on Tuesday.</p><p>Cray, who missed the 100-meter run after a false start, remained the hurdles king, ruling for the fourth straight time the men&#x27;s 400 meter hurdles in 50.21 seconds.</p><p>&quot;I came to compete. I’m so happy. There are a lot of bad times, haven’t been running so good, so I’ve been really down myself,&quot; said Cray, who has won the event since 2013. </p><p>Toledo was given the strongest man tag in the Games as he repeated as the men&#x27;s decathlon champion. </p><p>&quot;Masaya ako ngayon nakuha ko ulit &#x27;yung titulo ko. Gold nu&#x27;ng 2017 at ngayon gold ulit dahil sa pagpupursigi ko sa training, sa hirap. Sabi nga ng coach ko, hard work para makuha mo ulit &#x27;yung gintong medalya,&quot; Toledo said.</p><p>Three Filipino athletes finished runner-up on the last day of the competitions: Mark Harry Diones in men&#x27;s triple jump, William Morrison in men&#x27;s discus throw, and Joida Gagnao in the women&#x27;s 3000m steeplechase. </p><p>Gagnao also took home bronze in the women&#x27;s 5000m run. </p><p>Other third-placers were the 4x100 relay women&#x27;s team (Eloiza Luzon, Jessel Lumapas, Maureen Schrijvers and Robyn Brown) and men&#x27;s team (Michael Carlo del Prado, Frederick Ramirez, Joyme Sequita, and Edgardo Alejan Jr.).</p><p>Brown also finished third in the women&#x27;s 400m hurdles.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/sports/12/10/20191210-ph-track-and-field-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Aries Toledo defended his SEA Games men&#x27;s decathlon championship. <em>Czar Dancel, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Overall, the Philippines amassed 11-8-9 gold-silver-bronze medals in athletics.</p><p>Kristina Knott heralded herself as the country&#x27;s top female sprinter, winning gold in the 200 meters and taking the silver in the 100s.</p><p>There was a changing of the guard in women&#x27;s marathon, as Christine Hallasgo dethroned compatriot Mary Joy Tabal.</p><p>As expected, EJ Obiena won the men&#x27;s pole vault title, with Natalie Uy victorious on the women&#x27;s side to complete the double.</p><p>Here are the medal winners from the Philippines in the 30th edition of SEA Games.</p><div><strong>GOLD</strong></div><ul>	<li>4x100 mixed relay - Eloiza Luzon, Anfernee Lopena, Kristina Knott, Eric Cray</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s 110 meter hurdles - Clinton Bautista</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s 400 meter hurdles - Eric Cray </li>	<li>Men&#x27;s Decathlon - Aries Toledo </li>	<li>Men&#x27;s Javelin Throw - Melvin Calano</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s Pole Vault - EJ Obiena</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s Shot Put - William Morrison III</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s 200 meter run - Kristina Knott</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s heptathlon - Sarah Dequinan</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s Marathon - Christine Hallasgo</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s Pole Vault - Natalie Uy</li></ul><div><strong>SILVER</strong></div><ul>	<li>Men&#x27;s 800 meter run - Carter Lilly</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s 1500 meter run - Mariano Masano</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s Discus Throw - William Morrison III</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s Triple Jump - Mark Harry Diones</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s 4x100 relay - Zion Nelson, Kayla Richardson, Kyla Richardson, Kristina Knott</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s 100 meter run - Kristina Knott</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s 3000 meter steeplechase - Joida Gagnao</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s marathon - Mary Joy Tabal</li></ul><div><strong>BRONZE</strong></div><ul>	<li>4x400 mixed relay - Reymond Alferos, Robyn Brown, Maureen Schrijvers, Edgardo Alejan Jr.</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s 4x100 relay - Anfernee Lopez, Clinton Bautista, Francis Medina, Eric Cray</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s 4x400 relay - Edgardo Alejano Jr, Michael Carlo del Prado, Frederick Ramirez, Joyme Sequita</li>	<li>Men&#x27;s 5000m run - Sonny Wagdos </li>	<li>Men&#x27;s Decathlon - Janry Ubas</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s 4x400 relay - Eloiza Luzon, Jessel Lumapas, Maureen Schrijvers, Robyn Brown</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s 400 meter hurdles - Robyn Brown</li>	<li>Women&#x27;s 5000 meter run - Joida Gagnao</li></ul><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>The Philippines national athletics team saw the rise of new stars and the continued run of excellence by others. </p>

The Philippines national athletics team saw the rise of new stars and the continued run of excellence by others.

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SEA Games: PH track-and-field hits pay dirt with 11 gold, 27 total medals

Karl Cedrick Basco,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 11, 2019 01:42 AM PHT

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