FILE – Southeast Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Marquee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ Juancho Miguel Eserio Besana in action during the men’s qualification REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
PHNOM PENH—Juancho Miguel Besana grabbed the men’s vault gold in artistic gymnastics at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games.
Besana scored 14.425 after two attempts to join Ivan Cruz, the men’s floor exercise winner, atop the podium.
Juancho Miguel Besana rules the men's vault in artistic gymnastics with 14.425 points #SEAGames32 pic.twitter.com/gAUXpmcLfP
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Thailand’s Tikumporn Surintornta placed second with 14.150 points and Vietnam’s Hai Khang Trinh completed the podium with 14.050 points.
The victories of Besana and Cruz made up for the silver finish of Carlos Yulo in the rings.