PHNOM PENH. – Swimmers Angel Mae Otom and Ernie Gawilan and thrower Evaristo Carbonel delivered gold medals Wednesday as Team Philippines raised its gold medal haul to 23 in the 12th Asean Para Games here.
Otom bagged her third gold medal at the Morodok Aquatics Center with a stunning victory in the women’s 50m butterfly S5 event, setting a new Games record of 47.33 seconds and surpassing her 48.07 performance last year in Indonesia.
Otom later added the gold in the women’s 50m freestyle S5 for her fourth golden triumph.
Jerrold Mangliwan also won another gold, ruling the men’s 200m T52, as the Philippines sustained its bid to surpass the 28 gold medals won by the country in Indonesia last year.
Gawilan triumphed in the men’s 200m Individual Medley SM7 with a time of 2:50.29, claiming his second gold medal. Vietnam’s Hoang Nha Nguyen (2:56.96) and Quang Thoai Han (2:57.25) were second and third, respectively.
Gawilan also pocketed the silver medal in the 50m butterfly (34.72), finishing second to Singapore’s Wei Soong Toh (30.78). Vietnam’s Nguyen Hoang Nha (34.84) was third.
Double-gold medalist Gary Bejino placed second in the men’s 50m butterfly S6 event won by Thailand’s Aekkarin Noithat (34.48). Boonyarit Payungsakul, also from Thailand, was third (39.02).
Carbonel topped the men’s discus throw F11 with a heave of 25.67 meters, beating Brunei’s Awang Raduan-Awang Haji Mataha (20.99) and Cambodia’s Vann Chamroeun (14.92) at the warm-up area of the Morodok Techo Stadium.
Jesebel Tordecilla bagged the silver medal in the women’s javelin throw F55 with an effort of 13.62 meters. Vietnam’s Ngo Thi Lan won the gold medal (14.27m) while Myanmar’s Htet Htet Aye secured the bronze medal (11.68m).
Andrei Kuizon registered 19.03 meters in the men’s javelin throw F34-54 to finish second behind Vietnam’s Vovan Tung (21.33m). Malaysia’s Taufik Nasirdin (13.19m) was third.
Athletics also delivered three bronze medals, courtesy of Cendy Asusano, Jerome Fernandez and Arman Dino.
Asusano, another double-gold winner, finished third in the women’s discus throw F54 with an effort of 13.46m.
Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Ngoc Thuy won the event in 14.43m while her compatriot, Tran Thi Tu was third (13.84m).
Fernandez (24.43) ranked third in the men’s 200m T46 behind Indonesia’s Figo Saputra (23.39) and Firza Listianto (24.00).
Dino clocked 23.55 seconds to settle for third in the men’s 200m T47 event.
In the men’s javelin throw F55, Joel Balatucan finished fourth (22.05m) behind Kieu Minh Trung of Vietnam (27.00m), Riadi Saputra of Indonesia (25.69m) and Shar Haji Juma’at of Brunei (22.16m).
