PH Atheltics eyes at least 8 golds at 2015 SEA games

The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA), under the new leadership of Dr. Philip Ella Juico, is eyeing to haul at least 8 gold medals on the upcoming 28th Southeast Asia (SEA) games in Singapore which will kickoff on June 5, Friday.

The Philippine athletics contingent raring to go..
The Philippine athletics contingent raring to go..

PATAFA, together with popular watch brands TIMESTUDIO and VELOCI Time,  had its send-off party  for the 36-strong Team Pilipinas Athletics last May 28 at the Mariott Hotel. It is here where the 36-strong athletics team was revealed.

PATAFA president Philip Juico
PATAFA president Philip Juico making a “Pump-up” speech

The Philippines is most likely to secure gold in the athletics events thorough:

Men’s atheltics- potential gold winners

Arniel Ferrra & Caleb John Christian Stuart– Hammer Throw

Arniel Benedicto Ferrera
Arniel Benedicto Ferrera

Rene Herrera– 3000 meters Steeplechase

Rene Herrera

Jesson Ramil Cid– Decathlon

Jesson Ramil Delos Santos Cid

Henry Dagmil– Long Jump

Henry Dagmil

Mervin Guarte– 800 meters Run

Mervin Maligo Guarte

Ernest John Obiena– Pole Vault

Ernest John Uy Obiena

Edgardo Alejan Jr. & Archnard Christian Bagsit–  400 meters Run

Archnard Christian Bagsit
Archnard Christian Bagsit holding the Philippine flag

Junrey Bano & Eric Shauwn Cray– 400 meters Hurdles

Eric Shauwn Bazas Cray hurdl
Eric Shauwn Bazas Cray

Alejan, Bagsit, Cray, Cid- 4 x 400 meters Relay

Cray, the current world top 7 in the 400 meters Hurdles have also qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was also the gold medalist during the last SEA games and holds a personal best record of 50.0 seconds. (Here is the complete profile of all the Filipino atheltics contingent)

Meanwhile, PATAFA considers the following athletes to finish with a high posibility of at least a bronze medal:

Men’s Athletics- potential medal winners

 Eduardo Buenavista– Men’s Marathon

Eduardo Buenavista

Roldan Verano– 1500 meters Run

Roldan Verano

Patrick Ma Unso– 110 meters Hurdles

Patrick Ma Unso

Stuart John Christian Caleb– Discuss Throw; Shut Put

Stuart John Christian Caleb

Women’s Athletics- potential medal winners

Marestella Torres & Katherine Khay Santos- Long Jump

Marestella Torres long jump
Marestella Torres

Mary Grace Delos Santos– 10,000 meters Run

Mary Grace Delos Santos

Narcisa Atienza– Heptathlon

Narcisa Atienza

Should the “best scenario”projection of Dr. Juico come true, the country is in the position to grab a maximum of 12 gold medals. This can eclipse the Philippines athletics team’s 11 gold-12 silver-9 bronze medals best finish in the 1983 SEA games which was also held in Singapore.

The athletics event will begin two days after the SEA games on June 7, Sunday.

 

 

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