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Payne breaks Buenavista South East Asian Record

October 29, 2019

Tony Payne has clocked a new SEA record of 2:16.56 at the Frankfurt Marathon. While New Zealand born Payne, 29 who lives in London, has a Thai mother. And he first represented Thailand at the Asian Games back in August in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he placed 8th in Asia. His time then was 2:24.52. Most noteworthy the mark of 2:16.56 improves his SEA lead by 8 minutes almost!. His PB was 2:19.39 set last year also in Germany at Berlin. The mark also went under the Thailand National Record of Jirattikam Boonma set in Chiangmai in 1995 (2:19.33).

Tony Payne SEA Games Favorite

This mark puts Payne as the favorite at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines. Soh Rui Yong the back to back SEA Games Champion from Singapore has run (2:25.05) this year, his PB is 2:24.55 from 2016.

The mark more importantly was a southeast Asian Record. Also breaking the previous mark of Eduardo Buenavista 2:18.44 set in the Beppu Marathon. And Buenavista was a 10,000m Bronze medalist at the Asian Championship level.

Two things can be learned from this.

Payne running 2:16.56 and only placing 8th at Asian Games with 2;24 means the competition at Asian Games level is getting stronger. Mainly due to the influx of Arab Nations buying African athletes to run for them. And also due to the strong program in Japan. Since the PATAFA removed Mario Castro as a national coach before the 2015 SEA Games. The Philippines Long Distance program has collapsed. As evidence, we are falling further and further behind other SEA Nations in this event. Payne 2:16 is 19 minutes faster than our best athlete Jeson Agravante . Every SEA Games until 2015 (since the mid-late 90s with Mario) we won a medal in SEA Games Mens Marathon. In 2015 and 2017 no medals and DNF.

World Youth Olympic Results Athletics Buenos Aires, Argentina – SEA Athletes Results

October 12, 2018

*No qualifiers from the Philippines after the Asian Leg. Interestingly Timor Leste had rapidly rising Angela Freitas clock 10:00 to place 10th in the Girls 3k which is quicker than the

Palarong Pambansa record of the Philippines (10:03 Meagey Ninura 2016). Highlighting the fact that is Palaro records lag behind other SEA Nations significantly. Timor Leste which

only has around 1 million people finished ahead of the Philippines at the 2018 SEA Youth in 6th place with more medals, with the Philippines dropping to 7th.

Boys

100M H1 (-2.7) 3. Adi Ramil Sidiq (INA) 11.26; H4 (-2.5) 2. Muhd Faqril Aziz (MAS) 11.10, 7. Vat Saousily (LAO) 11.95

B Final (2.6) 6. Aziz (MAS) 10.73; C Final (2.6) 2. Sidiq (INA) 10.59; E Final 3. Saousily 11.61 (1.7)

400M – 17. Potchara Petchkaew (THA) 51.81 ; C Final 4. Petchkaew 51.19

1500m H1 7. Manuel Belo (TLS) 4.13.41 Q,

High Jump – 6. Kamptom Kam (SGP) 2.07M

Girls

1500M H1 4. Thu Hang Doan (VIE) 4:41.17 Q,

3000M 13. (TLS) 10:00

4K XC 24. Thu Hang Doan (VIE) 14;02

2000 Stp 10. Tien Long Le (VIE) 5.51.79 Q,

400H H1 Phailin Khonepaseuth (LAO) 1:09.49

PV 10. Diva Renatta Jayadi (INA) 3.52m

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