Camille Naredo

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Hokett delos Santos

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(UPDATED) Hokett Delos Santos bucked a less than ideal build-up to win the gold medal in men&#x27;s decathlon in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, Friday night in Bangkok, Thailand.Delos Santos, a UAAP champion with the University of Santo Tomas, endured an injury-hit preparation leading up to the SEA Games.He showed tremendous grit in Day 2 of the decathlon to eventually finish with 6917 points -- good enough for the gold. His performance was highlighted by a clocking of 4:52.22 in the 1,500-meters.&quot;Mind over matter,&quot; said Delos Santos, who revealed afterward that he could not train for two months due to a groin injury, and only trained a week before the SEA Games. &quot;Ang goal namin ni coach [Emerson Obiena] is to reach 7000 [points],&quot; he explained. &quot;Sabi ko, &#x27;tingnan natin, coach.&#x27; Ang hirap kasi &#x27;pag hindi ka nakapag-ensayo ng maayos.&quot;Delos Santos also graded his own performance as &quot;average.&quot; &quot;Wala akong na-hit na new personal best,&quot; he said. &quot;[Pero] grateful pa rin.&quot;In second place was home bet Singkhon Suttisak (6649), followed by Indonesia&#x27;s Richsan Idan Fauzan (6582).Janry Ubas, who was running second to Delos Santos earlier in the day, wound up missing the podium with 6573 points for fourth place. <div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/12/12/seag-delos-santos-takes-slight-lead-over-ubas-in-men-s-decathlon-1701">READ: Delos Santos takes slight lead over Ubas in men&#x27;s decathlon</a></div>Meanwhile, Leonard Grospe added another bronze medal in the men&#x27;s high jump with a leap of 2.19, also a personal best.Grospe, who was tied with Kampton Kam of Singapore, lost the silver via countback.Tawan Kaeodam of Thailand captured the gold medal with a leap of 2.22. <div> </div>

Hokett Delos Santos bucked a less than ideal build-up to win the gold medal in men's decathlon in the #2025SEAGames, Friday night in Bangkok, Thailand.

Hokett Delos Santos bucked a less than ideal build-up to win the gold medal in men's decathlon in the #2025SEAGames, Friday night in Bangkok, Thailand.

SEAG: Hokett delos Santos bucks injury issues to deliver decathlon gold

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SEAG: Hokett delos Santos bucks injury issues to deliver decathlon gold

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 12, 2025 08:40 PM PHT

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Updated December 12, 2025 10:32 PM PHT

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