BEJINO OF PH SETS NEW PARA GAMES SWIMMING RECORD

Para swimmer Gary Bejino grabs his second gold medal in Men’s 400-meter freestyle. (NIB photo by Alfred Frias)

GARY BEJINO of the Philippines created big waves in the swimming competitions of the on-going 9th ASEAN Para Games being held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

The 21-year old Malilipot, Albay native dominated the 400-m men’s freestyle S7 event.

Bejino thus not only defended his title in the event but also set a new PARA Games record.

His clocking of 5 minutes 33.81 second is 22 seconds faster than the old standard set by a Thai swimmer in the 2011 ASEAN PARA Games held in Myanmar. | Angel Atienza- PTV Sports

 

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