Another triathlon sweep; dancesport wins 5 golds, wushu, arnis 1 each

December 1, 2019 admin SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 08:03:21 +0000

BY NICK GIONGCO

John “Rambo” Chicano carries the Philippine Flag as he races to the finish line for the first gold of the Philippines in the Mens Triathlon event at Subic Bay Boardlwalk during the 30th South East Asian Games. (Mark Balmores)

John “Rambo” Chicano carries the Philippine Flag as he crosses to the finish line. (Mark Balmores)

CLARKFIELD, Pampanga – Filipino triathlete John Chicano captured the 30th Southeast Asian Games’ first gold medal on Monday in style, a feat that would later rub off on teammate Kim Mangrobang and the host
country’s bets in dancesport, arnis and wushu.
A native of Olongapo Cty, Chicano, who settled for silver in the swim-bike-run event two years ago in Kuala Lumpur, clocked one hour 53 minutes and 26 seconds.
It was a 1-2 finish anew for the Philippines as Kim Remolino of Cebu checked in second (1:55.03) and Indonesian Muhammad Ahlul Firman placed third (1:57.10).
About two hours after Chicano conquest at the Subic Bay Boardwalk in Zambales, it was defending champion Mangrobang’s time to shine as she clocked two hours and two minutes and was followed by the Fil-Am Kim Kilgroe, assuring the Philippines of a second straight 1-2 finish with a time of 2:05.02.
Indonesian Octaria Nechtavani was a distant third with a time of 2:16.33. Chicano, known in the triathlon circle as Rambo, was ecstatic with his golden performance, after being relegated to silver two years ago behind Nikko Huelgas in Malaysia.
Chicano crossed the finish line waving a Philippine flag to the loud cheers of the Filipino crowd.

Kim Mangrobang crosses the finish line as she capture the gold medal in the Womens Triahtlon at Subic Bay Boardwalk duirng thr 30th South East Asian Games. (Mark Balmores, taken using SONY A9 WITH 200-600mm Lens)

Kim Mangrobang crosses the finish line to complete another golden sweep for Team PH. (Mark Balmores, taken using SONY A9 WITH 200-600mm Lens)

“I am really thankful for the support of the government and also the cheers of the crowd who welcomed me in the finish line,” said Chicano, who led most of the way.
Chicano also gave credit to his partnership with Remolino, who both made sure that the Indonesian entry would not close in on them.
“At least we were able to defend the 1-2 finish,” added Chicano, who will recharge his batteries before kicking off his 2020 campaign with a tournament in February.
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