By Peter Atencio
Fil-American trackster Victoria Bossong vowed to continue pursuing her dream of joining the Philippine national team in athletics.
The 21-year-old Bossong, a senior medical student-athlete at Harvard University, said this after she smashed the women’s 800-meet record at the 2025 Eagle Elite Invitational indoor athletics’ meet over the weekend at the Boston College oval in Cambridge, Massachusets.
Bossong snared the gold medal against a competitive field with a time of 2:00.85, erasing the mark of 2:03.78 Aurora Rynda set last year.
Gabija Galvysyte was second to Bossong in 2:01.21, followed by Dorcus Ewoi (2:01.29).
“I’m also praying that my Philippines citizenship is granted, so I can compete at the Indoor World Championships and the National Open in May, as representing the Philippines is something I am deeply passionate about,” said Bossong in an interview with the Manila Standard.
For Bossong, it was the fifth time that she has also unofficially surpassed the national indoor mark currently held by Jessica Barnard.
“I feel content, but not fully satisfied with my performances over the past few weeks. Running 2:00 in both of my 800m races this year has given me a lot of confidence heading into the championship season, and I know my training shows I’m capable of much faster times. My 52.02 in the 400m was a strong indicator of my speed, and I’m aiming to break into the 51s next time I race it,” added Bossong.