The Philippines ended its campaign in the shooting competition of the 30th Southeast Asian Games by winning a gold and a silver medal at the Ilanin forest in Subic on Tuesday.
The men’s trap team of Carlos Carag, Eric Ang and Alexander Topacio pieced together scores of 23-24-24-20-24 for a five round total of 338, giving the Philippines its third gold medal in the discipline.
Malaysia, bannered by Bernard Yeoh, Ong Chee and Chen Foo, got the silver medal with 330 points while Savate Stresthporn , Yodchai Phachonyut and Kornthawat Thadtongcam of Thailand settled for the bronze with 321 points.
Carag returned later and won a silver medal in the men’s Trap (shotgun) finals with 41 points behind Thailand’s Savate Sresthaporn, who topped the event with 44. Malaysia’s Ong Chee settled for the bronze with 34.
The two other gold medals for the Philippines were delivered by Nay Lt. Commander Marly Martir who ruled the women’s WA 1500 PPC Individual and also powered the Filipino to victory.
Indonesia emerged as the competition’s overall champion with seven gold, six silver and two bronze medals, while Thailand also had three golds.