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| Although he fell short in the photo finish, it's still a YOG medal to cherish for Pi Wangkay. POC Media Pool |
MANILA—Pi Wangkay delivered the Philippines' second medal in the Youth Olympic Games after making the podium in a hotly contested men's 200-meter run final early Wednesday (Philippine Time) in Dakar, Senegal.
The race was so close that Wangkay's final ranking even boiled down to a photo finish.
Wangkay and Guyana's Deuquan Farrell both entered the finish line at 21.36 seconds behind eventual champion Ropafadzo Mzondo of Zimbabwe, who clocked in at 21.04.
Farrell won the silver as his time in thousandths was at 21.355, while Wangkay settled for the bronze as his time read 21.359.
Mzondo was just 1.32 seconds ahead of ninth placer Chu Chao-Feng of Chinese Taipei, a testament to the closeness of the race.
"Never kong in-expect na magka-medalya. Nakita ko pa lang sa oras, medyo dikit lahat," Wangkay said as he claimed he was surprised with the outcome.
Wangkay joins women's 800-meter run silver medalist Naomi Cesar as the Philippines' podium finishers in the YOG.
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