Eric Shauwn Cray of the Philippines carries the flag after his gold medal at the 28th SEA Games Men’s 100m finals held at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub.
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The Filipinos showed they are the fastest in Southeast Asia.
Eric Cray and Kayla Anise Richardson clinched the gold medals in the men’s and women’s 100-meter run, respectively, in the 28th SEA Games at National Stadium in Singapore to hike the country’s gold medal haul to 12 as of posting.
Cray clocked in a personal-best 10.25 seconds to edge two Indonesian bets Yaspi Boby and Iswandi Iswandi, who both crossed the finish line at 10.45 seconds.
Richardson, meanwhile, registered 11.76 seconds in a tight finish in the women’s century dash. Tassaporn Wannakit of Thailand came in a close second while Shanti Pereira of Singapore finished third.
The Philippines rose to sixth place with and overtook Myanmar in the medal race. CFC