Andrei Kuizon was declared champion in the men\u2019s javelin throw on Thursday to give the Philippines its 28th gold medal at the 12th ASEAN Para Games here.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old Kuizon, classified as F54, was initially given the silver medal after posting 19.03 meters in the F34-54 category of the competition held at the Morodok Techo National Stadium warm-up area on Wednesday, with Vietnamese Vivan Tung taking the gold medal with an effort of 21.33m.<\/p>\n
But the organizers decided to separate the winners of the F34 and F54 categories, thus, allowing the 5-foot-11 thrower from Las Pi\u00f1as to claim his second gold medal after winning the shot put event.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s nice to win, I am happy for the medals I won here in Cambodia,\u201d said Kuizon, a senior information technology student at STI-Las Pi\u00f1as.<\/p>\n
The prot\u00e9g\u00e9e of former national team member Nixon Mas had a dismal showing when he debuted last year, finishing fourth in shot put and discus, and fifth in javelin.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, I was sad. I did not bring home a medal. It\u2019s my first time to compete in the ASEAN Para Games and I was nervous,\u201d shared Kuizon, a member of the wheelchair basketball that finished sixth at the 2021 Asian Para Games in Manama, Bahrain.<\/p>\n
National track and field assistant coach Bernard Bren, speaking on behalf of head coach Joel Deriada, said: \u201cThe TIC (organizers) decided to give the gold to Andrei. We have the document they sent and his gold medal.\u201d<\/p>\n
The athletics team\u2019s 10-gold, 10-silver and 11-bronze output has surpassed its 6-4-14 performance in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Philippines remains in fifth spot in the medal tally with 28 golds, 31 silvers and 42 bronzes.<\/p>\n
Reigning champion Indonesia is on top with 139 golds, 127 silvers and 86 bronzes followed by Thailand (117-100-80), Vietnam (63-54-74) and Malaysia (46-35-28). (PNA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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