Philippines sweeps SEA Games obstacle course racing with two more golds in team relay

The Philippines completed a sweep of obstacle course racing events in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games as it won two more golds from the men's and women's team relay on Sunday in Cambodia.

The squad of Mhick Tejares, Sandi Abahan, Tess Nocyao and Mecca Cortizano pulled off a comeback as Abahan initially had a false start before the team regained composure and got back on track to the gold.

Cortizano made the final move for the team to win the gold medal as the team finished with 33.73 seconds against Indonesia.

Here’s the clutch performance from the women’s team! The quartet of Mhick Tejares, Sandi Abahan, Tess Nocyao and Mecca Cortizano was initially trailing but still pulled off the win | #SEAGames32 #Cambodia2023 via @beamicallerrr pic.twitter.com/njEbyIx0qf

— GMA Sports (@gmasportsph) May 7, 2023

Shortly after, the men's quartet of Jayr De Castro, Mervin Guarte, Elias Tabac, and Ahgie Radan defeated Malaysia at 24.47 seconds to complete the OCR sweep.

Jayr De Castro, Mervin Guarte, Elias Tabac, and Ahgie Radan with the golden run ???????????????? | #SEAGames32 #Cambodia2023 via @beamicallerrr pic.twitter.com/faexrd8d0G

— GMA Sports (@gmasportsph) May 7, 2023

The Philippines, as of writing, has nine gold medals in the biennial meet.

—Bea Micaller/Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News