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Hussein Loraña made sure his first ever Southeast Asian Games would be a memorable one, as he triumphed in the men&#x27;s 800-meters on Monday evening at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.Loraña clocked 1:48.80, well ahead of Thailand&#x27;s Joshua Atkinson who set a personal best with a time of 1:49.24.The home bet finished just ahead of Malaysia&#x27;s Wan Muhammad Fazri Wan Zahari (1:49.85).&quot;Super unexpected po kasi I&#x27;m up against Southeast Asia&#x27;s fastest 800m runner and 400m runner as well. So sobrang hindi ko in-expect na mananalo ako sa event na &#x27;to,&quot; said Loraña.Just last November, Loraña was competing for Ateneo de Manila University in the UAAP Season 88 athletics competition, where he set a new meet record in 800-m (1:51.76) en route to winning Rookie of the Year honors. Janry Ubas added a silver for the athletics team in the long jump, where he recorded 7.64-meters to finish behind Malaysia&#x27;s Andre Anura (7.71-m). Singapore&#x27;s George Medina (7.53-m) completed the podium.Junel Gobotia claimed the bronze in the men&#x27;s 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 8:58.34, after competitors from Vietnam and Indonesia.Veteran hurdler Eric Cray finished seventh in the men&#x27;s 400-m hurdles, clocking 54.67-s in what could be his last SEA Games. Another Filipino athlete, Timothy Okolo, clocked 51.17-s for fourth place in the race that was won by Singapore&#x27;s Calvin Quek (50.27-s).

Hussein Loraña made sure his first ever Southeast Asian Games would be a memorable one, as he triumphed in the men's 800-meters on Monday evening at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Hussein Loraña made sure his first ever Southeast Asian Games would be a memorable one, as he triumphed in the men's 800-meters on Monday evening at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.

Hussein Loraña rules men's 800m in SEA Games debut

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Hussein Loraña rules men's 800m in SEA Games debut

Camille B. Naredo,

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Published December 15, 2025 08:50 PM PHT

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Updated December 16, 2025 03:44 PM PHT

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