JANRY Ubas added a bronze medal to the Philippines’ medal haul at the close of the 2024 Hong Kong Athletics Championships over the weekend at the Tseung Kuan O Sports Ground.
The 30-year-old Ubas, who is gearing up to see action in the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships 2024 this week, stayed within range of his personal best this year, leaping to a height of 7.61 meters.
Ubas, a guest athlete in the Hong Kong meet, was behind Hua Yu Wen of Taipei as he claimed the gold at 7.81 meters.
Ming Tai Chan took the silver medal in 7.75 meters.
Ubas’ efforts was within the 7.58-meter performance, which he did in the Singapore Championships last April 18.
So far, three Filipino tracksters grabbed three golds and set course records during the weekend meet.
On Saturday, Filipino-American bets Lauren Hoffman and Robyn Brown broke the current meet record with their 1-2 finish in the women’s open 400-meter hurdles.
The 25-year-old Hoffman sprinted to a 57.15-second finish for her third gold medal in the outdoor season, shattering the 14-year-old mark of 58.47 seconds belonging to Chen Mei Li.
Hoffman said the win served as her preparation for the ICTSI Philippine Athletics Championships 2024, which begins on Wednesday at the Philsports oval.
And so did Brown with her silver-medal finish at 57.59 seconds, and with Ashleigh Ma Ying Wen ending up third with a clocking of 1:04.2.