Manilans sustain romp in athletics
Christopher Ulboc spearheaded the
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Quezon City paces the field with 32-gold, 24-silver and 19-bronze medal haul followed by Manila (24-20-27), Pasig (20-4-4), Las Piñas (9-25-10), Taguig (5-4-7), Makati (4-7-4), Parañaque (3-11-9), Valenzuela (2-6-1), San Juan (1-6-9) and Muntinlupa (1-1-1).
Ulboc, 17, clocked 35 minutes and 55 seconds in his 10,000m romp in a big follow-up to his victories in the 5,000m run and 3,000m steeplechase Monday while Oclaret, 18, heaved a 38.27m throw to add the gold to his shot put win Wednesday.
“I’m confident I’ll win because I never stopped training,” said Oclaret, a gold medal winner in the last summer’s Palarong Pambansa in Koronadal,
“I’m happy I won three gold medals,” said Ulboc.
Oclaret and Ulboc were neighbors in Barangay 2 in Misamis Occidental, former classmates at
“We’re also planning to become soldiers after we finish our studies,” said Ulboc.
Other gold medals winners for Manila in the event, backed by the Philippine Sports Commission, The Philippine STAR, Globe, Accel, AMA Computer College, Asia Brewery, Negros Navigation and Creativity Lounge, were FEU bet Romnick Herida and Ruffa Bargola in 200m dash, Kenneth Grace Ferrera in javelin and Charito Bajuyo in high jump.
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