Tagle hits mark for 4th Palaro gold

MANILA, Philippines — Eagle-eyed Naina Dominique Tagle of Central Visayas emerged the Palarong Pambansa’s first quadruple gold medalist after topping the 1440 round yesterday at the STI Gold Toe Archery Center in Marikina.

Tagle, a 15-year-old Silliman University student from Dumaguete and younger sister of Southeast Asian Games silver medalist Nicole, fired 1278 in ruling the event that added to her earlier triumphs in the 60 meters, 50m and 30m.

She missed a fifth after settling for silver in the 70m with a score of 306 behind the National Capital Region’s Giuliana Venice Garcia, who took the mint with 310.

There’s also a four-gold winner in swimming in Calabarzon’s Hugh Alberto Parto, who reigned supreme in the elementary boys 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 200m freestyle relay and the 200m medley relay.

But there was confusion if Parto’s gold in the medley relay would be counted since his squad won the gold without a single opposition.

NCR’s Karl Eldrew Yulo got into the position of winning four or more in men’s artistic gymnastics as he qualified in all four apparatuses – floor exercise, vault, mushroom and horizontal bar – where he scored 14.5, 13.25, 9.4, 9.1, respectively, for a total of 46.25, ensuring him of the individual all-around mint.