Marie Claire Adorna First SEA Games 2015 gold for Philippines

Female Triathlete Marie Claire Adorna wins the first gold medal in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games) for Philippines in Singapore.

Marie Claire Adorna came in first at 2:13:08, and her compatriot Marion Kim Mangrobang came in second at 2:14:26 copping the silver medal at 3rd place to Thailand’s Sanruthai Arunsiri with bronze medal nine minutes behind Mangrobang.

Marie Claire Adorna says "I have been training in Australia for 3 months," said the gold medallist. "I am under Toby Coote, my Australian coach, and yeah we sacrificed everything. Being away from family, I also have my injury and I’ll also have my surgery after this race, so it's all worth it."

The triathlon, which took place at East Coast Park, at 1.5km swim in open water, followed by a 40km cycle and a 10km run.

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Nikko Huelgas Triathlete 2nd SEA Games gold for Philippines

Mr. Nikko Huelgas, one of the four triathletes sent to compete by the Triathlon Association of the Philippines (TRAP) to represent the country.

Nikko Huelga gold medal for the Philippines through men’s triathlon in the 28th Southeast Asian Games.

Huelgas, on SEA Games, clocked two hours, four minutes and 32 seconds, over a minute faster than Malaysian-Japanese Rikigoro Shinozuka (2:05:35) while Singapore’s Loo Chuan Rong placed third (2:07:01).

Men’s triathlon: Victory - 1 #PHI Nikko Huelgas, 2 #MAS Rikigoro Shinozuka, 3 #SIN Willie Loo.

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