By MARK REY MONTEJO
Para wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan secured his spot in the final round after finishing fourth in the Men’s 400m T52 Round 1-Heat 1 event of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games at the Stade de France Friday, Aug. 30.
Racing in his third consecutive Olympic stint, Mangliwan clocked in 1 minute and 5.79 seconds to barge to the medal round.
Belgian Maxime Carabin topped the heats with a time of 54.48sec – which marked his personal-best – while Swiss Fabian Blu (1:04.08), Mexican Mondragon Hernandez (1:05:71), Japanese Tatsuya Ito (1:09:55) clinched second, third and fifth, respectively.
Finals is set Saturday, Aug. 31, at the same venue.
