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JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Asian marathon field proved too strong for the Southeast Asian Games champion.
Mary Joy Tabal, who opened the Philippines’ campaign with a gold in the 2017 SEA Games, finished 11th overall in the women’s marathon event of the 2018 Asian Games on Sunday, August 26.
The Olympian marathoner clocked 2 hours, 51 minutes and 41 seconds, over 17 minutes behind gold winner Rose Chelimo of Bahrain (2:34:51).
Japan’s Keiko Nogami (2:36:27) took the silver, while North Korea’s Kim Hye Song (2:37:20) wound up third.
At the halfway mark, the Cebuana trailed at 13th place with a split of 1:20:49. Tabal also didn’t come close to her SEA Games mark of 2:48:26
Christabel Martes still holds the Philippine women’s marathon record of 2:38:44 set on July 2005 in Manila. – Rappler.com
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