National trackster Janry Ubas set a new Southeast Asian (SEA) Games record in long jump. The Cagayan de Oro City native broke the previous record of 7.87 meters set by Henry Dagmil last December 10, 2007 in the Thailand SEA Games. I need more international exposure to do it again and affirm that I can do it in Malaysia,” said Ubas, a bronze medalist in decathlon in the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. Javelin throwers Melvin Calano and Kenny Gonzales surpassed the SEA Games bronze standard of 56.84 meters with almost identical throws of 62.82m and 62.35m, respectively. Javelin throwers Rosie Villarito and Evalyn Palabrica inched closer toward the bronze standard after registering 47.50m and 46.77m, respectively.

Source: Manila Times June 05, 2017 15:00 UTC