By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Janry Ubas delivered the Philippines’ second gold medal in athletics after reigning supreme in the men’s long jump Tuesday, May 9, in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at the Morodok Techo National Stadium here.
The 29-year-old Ubas leapt 7.85 meters on his first attempt to capture the gold – his first in the biennial meet since joining the national team in 2015.
Vietnam’s Toem Trong Nguyen finished second (7.66m) while Indonesia’s Sapwaturrahman third (7.62m).
Swimmer Teia Salvino followed suit in style, breaking the national and SEAG records en route to winning women’s 100m backstroke gold.
Salvino clocked 1 minute and 1.64 seconds to eclipse the PH mark of 1:02.70 posted by Chloe Isleta at last year’s ASEAN University Games in Thailand, as well as the Games record of 1:01.89 by Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Anh Vien in the 2017 edition in Kuala Lumpur.
It was Salvino’s second record-breaking feat after also posting a new national mark in the women’s 50m backstroke for bronze medal the other day.
In soft tennis, the women’s team of Bien and Bambi Zoleta, Princes Catindig, Virvienica Bejosano, Christy Sañosa and Fatima Amirul bested Indonesia, 5-4, 4-2, 5-0, to win the gold medal.
