By Jean Malanum
MANILA – Pi Durden Forward Wangkay secured the men’s 200m bronze for the Philippines’ second medal at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Senegal on Wednesday.
The 17-year-old runner from Biñan, Laguna clocked a personal best 21.36 seconds, behind Zimbabwe’s Ropafadzo Mzondo (21.04) and Guyana’s Deuquan Farrell (21.36) at the Complexe Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar.
Wangkay and Farrel both clocked 21.36 seconds, but Farrell’s photo-finish time of .355 edged Wangkay’s .359 by just 0.004 seconds.
“I never expected to win a medal because the times were very close, so I’m okay to get the third,” said Wangkay, who registered 21.96s in the semifinals.
Wangkay’s teammate, Naomi Marjorie Cesar, won a silver medal in the women’s 800m final last Tuesday.
The Philippines now has three medals in the YOG, including the silver won by Christian Tio (men’s IKA twin tip racing in kiteboarding) in the 2018 edition held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (PNA)
