Robyn Brown captures women's 400m hurdles gold medal in Asian Champs
Fil-American Robyn Brown delivered the Philippines’ first gold medal in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships after ruling the women’s 400-meter hurdles in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, July 15.
The 28-year-old national record holder, who won silver in the 32ndSoutheast Asian Games in Cambodia last May, clocked 57.50 seconds to capture the mint and beat Japanese rivals Eri Utsunomiya and Ami Yamamoto. Utsunomiya bagged the silver in 57.73sec while Yamamoto claimed the bronze with 57.80sec. Six-time SEAG champion Eric Cray, meanwhile, finished sixth in the men’s 400m hurdles with a time of 49.76sec. It was faster than his heat time of 50.39sec and semifinal time of 49.98sec, but it was still not enough to land him a medal as Qatar’s Bassem Mohamed A Hemeida claimed the gold in 48.64sec, and Japan’s Yusaku Kodama (48.96sec) and India’s Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (49.09sec) bagged silver and bronze, respectively. Meanwhile, competing at press time are Janry Ubas in men’s long jump, Bernalyn Bejoy in women’s 800m and Kristina Knott in women’s 200m.
*Robyn Brown wins the country's first gold medal in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. (File Photo)
*The 28-year-old national record holder, who won silver in the 32ndSoutheast Asian Games in Cambodia last May, clocked 57.50 seconds to capture the mint and beat Japanese rivals Eri Utsunomiya and Ami Yamamoto. Utsunomiya bagged the silver in 57.73sec while Yamamoto claimed the bronze with 57.80sec. Six-time SEAG champion Eric Cray, meanwhile, finished sixth in the men’s 400m hurdles with a time of 49.76sec. It was faster than his heat time of 50.39sec and semifinal time of 49.98sec, but it was still not enough to land him a medal as Qatar’s Bassem Mohamed A Hemeida claimed the gold in 48.64sec, and Japan’s Yusaku Kodama (48.96sec) and India’s Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (49.09sec) bagged silver and bronze, respectively. Meanwhile, competing at press time are Janry Ubas in men’s long jump, Bernalyn Bejoy in women’s 800m and Kristina Knott in women’s 200m.