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Boys' 12-14 100m butterfly champion Jamesray Mishael Ajido of the Philippines (center) with silver medalist Yusei Nishiono of Japan (left) and bronze medalist Yung-Cheng Kan of Chinese Taipei during the medal ceremony of the 11th Asian Age Group Championships at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac on Feb. 28, 2024. 

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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA -- The Philippines had reason to celebrate in the 11th Age Group Championships after Jamesray Mishael Ajido delivered the country&#x27;s first gold on Thursday.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Ajido, a Grade 8 student from La Salle Greenhills, ruled his favorite 100m butterfly event in 55.98s, breaking the meet record of 56.36 set by Chinese Yu Xiang Wang in 2019.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Japan’s Yusei Nishiono took the silver medal with a record-breaking 56.05s while Chinese Taipei’s Yung-Cheng Kan settled for the bronze medal in 56.79.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img alt="Boys&#x27; 12-14 100m butterfly champion Jamesray Mishael Ajido of the Philippines (center) with silver medalist Yusei Nishiono of Japan (left) and bronze medalist Yung-Cheng Kan of Chinese Taipei during the medal ceremony of the 11th Asian Age Group Championships at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac on Feb. 28, 2024. Also in photo is Philippine Aquatics Inc. secretary general, Congressman Eric Buhain. Handout/AAGC." class="fr-fic fr-dib" src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/JAMESRAY MISHAEL AJIDO EDITED.jpg" style="width:960px"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Boys&#x27; 12-14 100m butterfly champion Jamesray Mishael Ajido of the Philippines (center) with silver medalist Yusei Nishiono of Japan (left) and bronze medalist Yung-Cheng Kan of Chinese Taipei during the medal ceremony of the 11th Asian Age Group Championships at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac on Feb. 28, 2024. Also in photo is Philippine Aquatics Inc. secretary general, Congressman Eric Buhain. <em><strong>Handout/AAGC.</strong></em></span></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;I was expecting to win a medal, but I&#x27;m not sure what color. I&#x27;m happy that I won the gold,&quot; Ajido, who also secured the bronze medal in the 50m freestyle, with a time of 24.34 – a personal best and a national record – last Tuesday.</span></div><ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/28/batang-pinoy-standouts-win-medals-at-asian-swimming-tilt-2135">READ: Batang Pinoy standouts win medals at Asian swimming tilt</a></li></ul><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Japan continues to dominate the competition at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas, Tarlac, adding nine more gold medals to their haul on Thursday night.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Japanese swimmers have broken 19 meet records and have collected 29 golds, 17 silvers and four bronzes. Hong Kong is in second place with 14 golds, 10 silvers and 11 bronzes followed by Kazakhstan (14-10-3) and Thailand (14-8-20).</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">But Ajido earned a share of the spotlight for the host nation.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;This is special for me. I am proud to win medals for the Philippines. I dedicate my victory to the Lord and my family,&#x27; said Ajido, a double-gold medalist (100m butterfly and 100m backstroke) in the NCAA Season 99.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#313131;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Last year, he won five gold and one bronze medals at the Batang Pinoy National Championships and pocketed two silvers at the SEA Age Group Championships in Indonesia.</span></div>

<p>The Philippines had reason to celebrate in the 11th Age Group Championships after Jamesray Mishael Ajido delivered the country's first gold on Thursday.</p>

The Philippines had reason to celebrate in the 11th Age Group Championships after Jamesray Mishael Ajido delivered the country's first gold on Thursday.

LSGH's Jamesray Ajido delivers PH's 1st gold in Asian swimming tilt

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LSGH's Jamesray Ajido delivers PH's 1st gold in Asian swimming tilt

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Published Mar 01, 2024 12:41 AM PHT

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