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MANILA, Philippines—Ariel Alegarbes and Russel Mitra secured the Philippines’ first gold and silver medals within the 2021 Asian Youth Para Video games Friday in Manama, Bahrain.
Alegarbes received the gold within the 100-meter butterfly whereas Mitra settled for the silver within the 400m run.
The rostrum finishes are the Philippines’ first in para swimming and para athletics historical past and likewise the pioneer titles for Filipino athletes who’re intellectually impaired.
The Philippines’ para athletes, nevertheless, aren’t achieved accumulating {hardware}.
Alegarbes is already secured of a silver within the 100m breaststroke whereas Linard Sultan is in the identical scenario in para desk tennis match.
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