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Paris Olympian Lauren Hoffman limbers up for her competition in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the start of the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. Handout photo

Paris Olympian Lauren Hoffman limbers up for her competition in the women's 400-meter hurdles at the start of the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium in Capas, Tarlac.

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ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1746011753827043025_Lauren Hoffman .jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Paris Olympian Lauren Hoffman limbers up for her competition in the women&#x27;s 400-meter hurdles at the start of the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. Handout photo"/>Paris Olympian Lauren Hoffman limbers up for her competition in the women&#x27;s 400-meter hurdles at the start of the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium in Capas, Tarlac. Handout photo</div>MANILA -- Paris Olympic Games veteran Lauren Hoffman, long distance runner Yacine Guermali plus a couple of overseas-based national team hopefuls swing into action in the ICTSI Philippine Athletic Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium on Thursday.Hobbled by a foot injury that stymied her Olympic debut in Paris last year, Hoffman, 26, will compete in her first meet since then and is fancied to rule her pet event, the women&#x27;s 400-meter hurdles, whose heats are set at 2:10 p.m.Expected to provide her stiff competition is former Asian women&#x27;s 400-meter hurdles champion Robyn Brown, who will see action in a separate heat.Both arriving in Manila just two days ago, Hoffman, a former Duke University varsity standout, and Brown are expected to advance for a battle royale in the finals at 8:10 p.m.Tokyo Olympian and 2019 Philippine Southeast Asian Games double gold medalist Kristina Knott is also in town and will be the woman to beat in the women&#x27;s 200-meter race whose heats will be at 4 p.m., and the finals at 6:50 p.m.A former cross country star for Gonzaga University, Guermali, 25, will bid to retain one of two titles he won in the 2024 edition as the top favorite in the men&#x27;s 5,000-meter finals at 7 p.m.Patafa secretary general Jasper Tanhueco disclosed that nearly a thousand athletes from the countries of Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Taiwan and the Philippines are participating in the country&#x27;s premier track fest popularly known as the National Open.Tanhueco said that the meet serves as a vital qualifying event for those aspiring to compete for the country in the 33rd Thailand Southeast Asian Games in December as well as the Asian Youth Games in Manama, Bahrain in October for the Pinoy junior campaigners.&quot;Those who excel in the Under-18 category stand a good chance of qualifying for the Asian Youth Games in Bahrain so we urge them to really go all out to perform so they can represent the country in this prestigious event,&quot; Tanhueco said.That the ICTSI Philippine Athletic Championships is being held at World Athletics-certified track for the first time is why it has drawn a lot of foreign athletes, who aim to earn ranking points in their bid to qualify for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan in September, according to Tanhueco.The meet begins in at 6:30 am. with the finals of women&#x27;s 10,000-meter walk and the men&#x27;s Under-18 5,000-meter walk, respectively.

Paris Olympic Games veteran Lauren Hoffman, long distance runner Yacine Guermali plus a couple of overseas-based national team hopefuls swing into action in the ICTSI Philippine Athletic Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium on Thursday.

Paris Olympic Games veteran Lauren Hoffman, long distance runner Yacine Guermali plus a couple of overseas-based national team hopefuls swing into action in the ICTSI Philippine Athletic Championships at the New Clark City Athletic Stadium on Thursday.

Olympians Hoffman, Knott take centerstage at ICTSI PH Athletic meet

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Olympians Hoffman, Knott take centerstage at ICTSI PH Athletic meet

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Published April 30, 2025 07:16 PM PHT

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