UE's Placido comes back to rule walk race

The Manila Times

UE's Placido comes back to rule walk race  Representing Rizal High School at the Palarong Pambansa last year in Cebu, Sep Blessee Placido ruled the secondary girls 2000m walk race, or so she thought. For some reason, the results were reversed and Placido's gold medal was downgraded to silver. This year in Laoag, Placido returned with a vengeance, making sure her gold medal would not be taken away. On top of that, the now incoming Grade 12 student at the University of the East established a new 2000m walk race record of 10:15.15 on May 27, 2025 at the Ferdinand E. Marcos Memorial Stadium. She bested the previous and first record of 10:44.44 set by Laurize Jeanne Wangkay in 2018.  VIDEO BY NIEL MASOY  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #Philippines

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00:00Yes, sobrang, sobrang saya ko po. And up until now, hindi pa rin po ako makapaniwala na ako na po may hawak na yun ng record.

00:08Dahil sa this past, yung palaro na sinalihan ko po, talagang ang aim po namin ng coach po is ma-break po yung record.

00:17Lalo na po nung maritina that I was just a second away from the record.

00:21And then, lalo na po nung nangyari sa Sebron na talagang hindi ko din po makakalimutan.

00:25Dahil hindi din po ako prepared for it mentally. At ngayon, it's really God's perfect time po na nabreke ko po yung record for my last pala rin.

00:38Sef, as far as I know, earlier this month, nakamod din yung national junior record mo sa Athletics Open sa Pilipinas.

00:46So, what's like the whole month of spring for you?

00:49Lalo na siya kalaking turn around coming from that Sebu na, alam mo yun?

00:58I think siguro yung what I'm trying to ask yung journey na from that, I believe, Lugmo, kung narugmo ka nun yung timeline sa Sebu.

01:04And to come back here ngayon, this May in particular, to set a national junior record and to set a palarong pambansa record,

01:12gano'ng kahirap yung journey na yun and gano'ng ka-fulfilling na yun umabuti din yun.

01:17Siyempre, hindi naman po talaga biro yung journey to break the junior record.

01:23Actually, hindi ko po in-expect talaga as in wala po akong expectation na makabreke yung junior record ng national open.

01:30Ang aim ko lang po talaga is to play and to compete happily.

01:34And dahil first time ko po mag-compete sa open elite category, kaya talagang in-enjoyment lang po talaga yung gusto kong gawin doon.

01:43And sobrang full feeling po para sa akin dahil hindi ko po talaga in-anticipate na makakabreke po ako ng junior record.

01:51Pero super thankful po ako kay Lord at sa coach ko po at sa pamilya ko na sumukurda po lagi sa akin.

01:56What's next for you pala?

02:00What's next po is this UAE to Season 88 po.

02:05I want to defend my title for both 2,000 and 5,000 meter po.

02:09And in aim ko din po, i-break yung record po for that.

02:26Is this UAE to Season 88 po.

02:37I want to defend my title for both 3,000 and 5,000 meter po.

02:41I want the title for both 3,000 and 5,000 and 5,000 meter po.

02:43This is UAE to Season 88 po.

02:47No I want to defend my title for both 3,000 and 5,000 meter po.

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