Back-to-back golds for sprinter Cielo Honasan in 2017 ASEAN Para Games

MANILA, Philippines－It’s a double gold for 15-year-old Cielo Honasan in the 2017 ASEAN Para Games as she came out on top of the women’s 100m dash T44 event on Wednesday, September 20 at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Honasan clocked in a time of 13.96 seconds to win the century dash－ her second gold in the games. Trailing behind her were Indonesia’s Karisma Evi Tiarani, who got silver with 14.88 seconds, and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Thuy, who settled for bronze after registering 15.71 seconds.

The Zambales native grabbed her first gold on Tuesday after topping the 200m run.

Honasan also has the chance to shoot for a sprint treble when she competes in the 400m dash event on Thursday.

The Philippine para athletic team has 4 golds thus far, with the other two coming from Cendy Asusano (women’s javelin throw) and Prudencia Panaliga (women’s 100m T52/53/54).

Meanwhile, the national chess team delivered 3 golds on Wednesday afternoon. Sander Severino emerged victorious in the men’s individual standard PI event, and teamed up with Henry Roger Lopez for another gold in the men’s team standard PI event.

Menandro Redor and Arman Subaste also claimed the top spot in the men’s team standard B2/B3 chess event.

The Philippine delegation has 11 golds, 14 silvers, and 11 bronzes for a total of 36 medals as of publication time.－Rappler.com