OBSTACLE course race made a rousing debut in the 30th Southeast Asian Games, and it was made even sweeter when the host nation bagged four golds on Wednesday at the Filinvest City in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.
The quartet of Kyle Redentor Antolin, Kaizen dela Serna, Monolito Divina and Deanne Moncada timed 3 minutes and 49.37 seconds to rule the mixed team assist 400mx12 race.
The Malaysian team was far behind at 4:40.72 to settle with silver, while the Indonesian participants submitted 4:35.57 for bronze medal.
Undone with the Philippines’s initial haul, Diana Buhler, Jeffrey Reginio, Klymille Rodriguez and Nathaniel Sanchez closed 2:00.92 to top the mixed team relay 400mx12 event.
Malaysia (2:05.38) and Indonesia (2:07.24) ran second and third, respectively.
The host nation also stamped class in the individual events, as Rochelle Suarez and Kevin Jeffrey Pascua dominated the 100mx10 races.
Suarez tallied 46.70 seconds to outdo fellow Filipino Milky Mae Tejares (47.88 seconds) in the women’s side, while Jie Yi Tan of Malaysia listed 57.18 seconds for bronze.
Pascua, on the other hand, finished with 29.92 seconds to reign in the men’s side, as Malaysian Mohd Redha Rozlan (34.01 seconds) and local bet Mark Julius Rodelas (32.94 seconds) followed suit.