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(Yes, Ma’am. I felt I could take first place because the strong competitors from Indonesia and Nepal weren’t here),” he said.
Rounding out the top 10 were Nguyen Anh Tru of Vietnam (32:05.880), Bigyan Limbu of Nepal (32:23.370), Iqbal Saputra of Indonesia (32:25.800), Jon Lim (32:27.850), Arlan Arbois Jr of the Philippines (33:02.660), Haziq Hamzah of Malaysia (33:34.590), and Tony Payne of Thailand (33:57.240).
Wagdos acknowledged that he was up against formidable competitors. “Mga kalaban man nako gihapon sila sa SEA Games (I raced against them in the SEA Games as well),” he added.
He had recently claimed the men’s 5K title in the llaollao Run Club Challenge Time Trial 1, held on an out-and-back course from the SM MOA Complex, just a week before his victory in Bangkok. MLSA
