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MANILA, Philippines- PH athletics delivered two more podium finishes in the 29th Southeast Asian Games after Marco Vilog and Mark Harry Diones both claimed silvers on Wednesday, August 23 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in KL Sports City, Malaysia.
Vilog, 26, secured the men’s 800 meter dash silver after registering a time of 1:49.91, just a few paces behind eventual gold medalist Duong Van Thai of Vietnam, who clocked in 1:48.97.
Malaysia’s Royson Vincent bagged bronzed with a time of 1:50.76, while the Philippines’ other contingent Mervin Guarte, the 2015 Singapore Games silver medalist, finished 4th place at 1:51.33.
Meanwhile, Mark Harry Diones listed 16.63 meters to win the silver medal in the men’s triple jump event. He finished behind defending champion Muhammad Hakimi Ismail of Malaysia, who delivered 16.77 meters for the gold.
Pratchaya Tepparak, who jumped 16.37 meters, secured the bronze, while PH’s Ronnie Malipay missed out on a podium finish at 4th.
Diones, a 24-year-old Camarines Sur native, had earlier shattered the national record as he put up a 16.70-meter jump in the 2017 Ayala Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championships in April. – Rappler.com
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