00:00The three Filipino duo-athletes were included in the list
00:03who were selected for the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China in August.
00:11The top Philippine duo-athlete, Mary Joy Trupa,
00:16Southeast Asian Games triathlon champion Kim Mangurabang,
00:20and international meet newcomer Franklin Yee,
00:23will finish their outstanding performance in the Asia Triathlon Duo-athlon Championships
00:28held in Manama, Bahrain.
00:30Ranked number 83 in the world,
00:33Trupa won a silver medal in the women's division
00:37after her performance posted at 1 hour 29 minutes and 16 seconds.
00:43Mangurabang ranked third with a time of 1 hour 33 minutes and 14 seconds.
00:49Meanwhile, Yee ranked fifth in the men's division.
00:53But this is enough to secure one of the four slots for the World Games.
00:58Because of this, the Triathlon Association of the Philippines, or TRAFF,
01:02hopes that they will be given training abroad
01:04as a preparation for their fight against the toughest athletes in the world.
01:10Because of this, the Filipino duo-athletes are now included
01:13in the list of countries that will be sent to the World Games
01:17including Ruby Linamit in billiards, men's national floorball team,
01:22Hergy Bakyadan in kickboxing,
01:24and Wushu specialist Carlos Bailon Jr., Thornton Sayan, and Agatha Wong.
