Mangrobang, Kilgroe in shape

MANILA, Philippines — Kim Mangrobang and Kim Kilgroe, two Filipina triathletes with a chance to qualify to the Tokyo Olympics, have stayed in shape despite being stranded abroad due to the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic.

“They’re strictly quarantined but our two aspirants for Tokyo are in good condition,” said Triathlon Association of the Philippines president Tom Carrasco yesterday.

Mangrobang, a double-gold medal winner in the Southeast Asian Games last year, returned to Portugal last month and has since trained on her own after the Desmor training camp she was in temporarily closed due to the global health crisis.

Kilgroe, a SEAG silver medal winner, got stranded in Mauritius for a time after finishing fifth in the African Cup a month ago but has flown back to California where she trains under the supervision of a local coach.