By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
The Philippines picked up two more gold medals courtesy of Bernalyn Bejoy and Frederick Ramirez in the 2024 Thailand Open Track and Field Championships on Saturday, June 16.
A four-time national champion, Bejoy clocked 2 minutes and 13.31 seconds to rule the women’s 800 meters event where she beat hometown bets Ruedee Netthai (2:17.30) and Chanapa Boonitsarasaree (2:18.24).
Ramirez, meanwhile, who is fresh from leading Jose Rizal University to a three-peat title in the NCAA last week, resumed his dominance with a golden performance in the men’s 400m.
Ramirez, a Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, triumphed in 46.58sec.
Michael Del Prado made it a 1-2 finish for Team PH after clocking 46.82sec. Indonesia’s Muhammad Ramdhan Fitriadi bagged the bronze with 47.43sec.
Meanwhile, Hussein Loraña settled for the bronze medal in the men’s 800m after clocking 1:54.57, finishing behind eventual gold medalist Li An-Yi of Chinese Taipei (1:54.08) and Sam Van Doi of Vietnam (1:54.07).
Sarah Dequinan also captured the bronze medal in women’s long jump after leaping 5.81m behind Thai gold medalist Supawat Choothong (5.93m) and silver winner Tia Louis Rozario of Singapore (5.86m).
At the 2024 Malaysia Open Athletics Championships, Harry Diones and Rone Malipay bagged the silver and bronze in men’s triple jump behind eventual champion and hometown bet Andre Anura.
Diones leapt 15.23m while Malipay registered 15.14 against Anura’s golden feat of 15.54m.
