Mico Villaran Shatters National Junior Record at Palarong Pambansa
Source: news.source.manilatimes
Mico Villaran, a 17-year-old hurdler from Western Visayas, set a new national junior record in the 110-meter hurdles at the Palarong Pambansa held in Laoag City. His time of 14.0 seconds beat the previous record of 14.28 set by Francis Medina in 2015. Villaran also achieved a Palaro record in the 400-meter hurdles. His performance was a redemption after last year's records were not recognized due to a non-standard track.
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Mico Villaran set a new national junior record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.0 seconds.
The previous record was 14.28 seconds, set by Francis Medina in 2015.
Villaran also set a Palaro record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.52 seconds.
His achievements came at the Palarong Pambansa hosted in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.
Last year's potential records by Villaran were not recognized due to a non-standard track at Cebu City Sports Center.
Villaran expressed gratitude towards his coach Miguel Arca and the Palaro officials and participants.
Western Visayas defeated NCR in basketball, marking a significant upset in the tournament.
