HANGZHOU: National para swimmers Ernie Gawilan and Gary Bejino produced a pair of third-place finishes on Monday for the country's first medals at the start of the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games swimming championships at the Hangzhou Olympic Center Aquatic Arena.
Aiming to defend the first of three titles he won in the 2018 edition in Jakarta, Indonesia, the legless Gawilan clocked two minutes and 52.82 seconds in checking in third behind two formidable Chinese foes, who both swam with one arm and two legs.Huang Xianquan clocked 2:48.34 to pocket the gold while compatriot Yang Huaqiang settled for silver in the event in front of a banner hometown crowd at the ultra-modern 6,000-seat facility.
On the other hand, the players in the men's B1 and B2 and women's B1 posted 2-1 win-loss records in their opening round matches in the stint supported by the Philippine Sports Commission.Edwin Villanueva was swallowed in the wake of superior opposition, winding up eighth and last in the men's 400-meter freestyle S8 finals in a time of 6:11.28.
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