{"id":179682,"date":"2018-09-01T23:58:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T03:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=179682"},"modified":"2018-09-01T23:58:13","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T03:58:13","slug":"ph-misses-podium-asian-games-triathlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/09\/01\/ph-misses-podium-asian-games-triathlon\/","title":{"rendered":"PH misses podium in Asian Games triathlon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BEST EFFORT. Filipino-American triathlete Kim Kilgroes competes at the 18th Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia on Friday. Kilgroe finished ninth. (Photo by courtesy of INASGOC\/PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JAKARTA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Philippines missed the podium in the 18th Asian Games triathlon competition at the Jakabaring Sports City Lake in Palembang City on Saturday.<\/p>\n

John Chicano, a silver medalist in the 2017 SEA Games in Malaysia, finished 10th in the 34-man field.<\/p>\n

However, Chicano’s time of one hour, 54 minutes and 33 seconds was the fastest among six entries, including Filipino Niko Huelgas, from the ASEAN region.<\/p>\n

Chicano also improved his personal best of 1:56.00 set in the 2016 Subic International Triathlon.<\/p>\n

\u201cMasaya po ako dahil nakapasok ako sa Magic 10 at saka nahigitan ko pa yong aking best time [I am happy because I made it to the Magic 10 and I surpassed my personal best time],\u201d the 5-foot-8 Chicano said.<\/p>\n

Two-time SEA Games champion Huelgas, on the other hand, clocked in 1:58:39 to finish 16th, behind Indonesia’s Muhammad Ahlul Firman (1:56:02).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter who finishes ahead as long as we did well. We always look at our entry in triathlon as a team effort so I am happy for Rambo (Chicano’s nickname),\u201d said Huelgas, the SEA Games gold medalist in Malaysia (2017) and Singapore (2015).<\/p>\n

Despite his 16th place finish, Huelgas also managed to improve his time of 1:59:17 during the 2014 Incheon Asian Games where he placed 11th.<\/p>\n

Malaysia’s Ryan Qai Shen was 21st with a time of 2:04:20, while his teammate Aldrian Yu Yong registered 2:05:31 for 23rd place. Thailand’s Sirapob Sudsupap was 27th with a time of 2:14:18.<\/p>\n

Japan’s Jumpei Furuya, a first-timer in the Asian Games, won the gold medal in the 1.80-km swim\/20-km bike\/10-km run competition with a time of 1:49:43.<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan’s Ayan Beisenbayev pocketed the silver in 1:50:38, while China’s Li Mingxu bagged the bronze medal with a time of 1:50:49.<\/p>\n

National coach Melvin Fausto said he was pleased to see one of his players in the Top 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am satisfied with the results of both Rambo and Niko because we were really trained for the Asian Games,\u201d Fausto said.<\/p>\n

In the women’s final last Friday, Marion Kim Mangrobang clocked in 2:05:20 to finish seventh and improve her ninth-place performance in Incheon.<\/p>\n

Filipino-American Kim Kilgroe was ninth (2:06:57) in her Asian Games debut.<\/p>\n

Japan’s Yuko Takahashi won the gold medal in 1:59.29 while China’s Zhong Mengying clocked 2:01:16 to take the silver medal. Macau\u2019s Hoi Long submitted 2:01.28 to pocket the bronze medal.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Huelgas and Mangrobang will join Claire Adorna and Mark Hosana in the mixed relay on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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