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Philippine Athletes
Bui Thi Thao of Vietnam again got the best of Marestella Sunang (Torres). Thao who is the SEA Game silver medalist leapt 6.58m (-0.4) to win the 1st leg of the Asian Grand Prix. Thao who had allegedly was pregnant or retired. Showed anything but clearly dominating the event winning by 12cm over Neena of India. Bui best was 6.65m at the 2015 SEA Games.
Sunang finished fourth in 6.35m (-0.5), the #2 time for the year in South East Asia. The 36 year old improved on her 6.14m mark at the National Open last month. This is Sunang second jump for the year. Sunang holds the SEA Record with 6.72m which saw her qualify for the Olympics last year.
SEA Games Champion Maria Natalia Londa of Indonesia did not participate. Thailands Chuimaroeng Parinya was 6th in 6.03m.
Katherine Khay Santos the other Filipino entry wound up last of the 9th entries with a 5.79m leap. Santos must clear 6.41m to hit the Bronze standard for the SEA Games before July.
Le Tu Chinh of Vietnam was fourth in Heat 1 11.76, this is the leading legit time for South East Asia in 2017. It ties the 2015 SEA Games Gold/Silver medal times of Kayla Anise Richardson (Philippines) and Tassaporn Wanakit (Thailand).
The 28 year old Wanakit showed fine form winning the second heat in 11.91 (-0.5). Her team mate Chattha On-Uma who has ran 11.80 this year came in third in the second heat in 12.10. The Philippines Eloiza Luzon (PB is 12.10) could only manage 12.39 (-0.5), and finishing 11 of 12. As expected both the Richardson twins were not able to participate.
Also Eric Cray did not participate in this leg. Also Harry Diones was missing.
Marco Vilog was well off his best time of 1.50.89 with 1.54.84 7th of 7 in the 800m final.
Relays
The Indonesia quartet of Fadlin Ahmad, Iswandi Hamid, Eko Rimbawan, and Boby Yaspi) won in a time of 39.53. This improves on their 40.49 clocking at the Jatim Open last month. And is the leading time for South East Asia for 2017.
The SEA Games gold medal time is 38.99 by Thailand, 39.24 Singapore, and Indonesia took Bronze in 39.32. It was .21 off their national record as they used Eko Rimbwan instead of Yudi Dwi Nugroho.
Thailands young team (not full strength) was second in 40.12, improving slightly on their 40.18 at their National Games last month. Kuwait was a distant third in 41.76.
Kazakhsta won the Women’s 4×100 in a slick 44.50s, Thailand came second in 45.62. Thailand improved on their 46.30 PE Institute Team clocking at their National Games last month. Thailand the defending champions at SEA Games won 2015 in 44.27.
FULL RESULTS HERE 2017 AGP Round 1 Jinhua
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