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Negrense Para Swimmer Bags PH First Gold Medal In Asian Youth Paralympic Games

Ariel Alegarbes, a para swimmer from Negoros, won three medals at the Asian Youth Paralympic Games in Manama, Bahrain!
By The Philippine Post

Negrense Para Swimmer Bags PH First Gold Medal In Asian Youth Paralympic Games

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Ariel Joseph Alegarbes, a para swimmer from Negros, won three medals, including a gold, at the Asian Youth Paralympic Games in Manama, Bahrain, over the weekend.

With a time of one minute and 1.95 seconds, the 17-year-old Filipino tanker from Silay City, Negros Occidental clinched a gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly S14 multiclass for males.

Alegarbes finished ahead of Japan’s Rei Kagose, who took silver with a time of 1:02.74, and Thailand’s W. In-Choo, who took bronze with a time of 1:06.93.

Moreover, Alegarbes won a silver medal in the SB14 100-meter breaststroke event, clocking a time of 1:17.75 seconds and came in second in the men’s 100-meter backstroke event.

Alegarbes’ gold medal in the Asian Youth Paralympic Games was the Philippines’ first. This was also the first medal for Team Philippines since a bronze medal in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2017.

PHOTO: SENERI ONAIROS VIA PHILSPADA