I did not expect to win the gold, but I am thankful to God for giving me this huge blessing. Mervin Guarte clocked 25 minutes and 31 seconds for the gold and Mohammad Sherwin Managil timed 26:16 for the silver. The 19-year-old Ormoc-native finished the 50-m shooting, 50-m swim, and 800-m run event in 17 minutes and 8.87 seconds to win the gold. The men’s team of Jaron Requinton, Jude Garcia, James Buytrago and Edmar Bonono also closed out their Singaporean rivals. The hosts will battle Thailand for the gold on Sunday after the Thais clobbered the Cambodians, 14-0.

Source: Manila Times December 06, 2019 16:18 UTC