MANILA, Philippines — Tanker Anton Paulo Della of San Fernando, La Union splashed his way to a record-breaking effort even as thrower Courtney Jewel Trangia of Masbate claimed the first gold medal in yesterday’s Batang Pinoy at the RVM Sports Complex in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
Della, 16, timed in two minutes and 15.58 seconds in eclipsing the 16-17 boys 200-meter individual medley record of 2:16.66 set by Lucena’s Peter Cyrus Dean last year in Manila.
It came a couple of hours after Trangia, a 12th grader from Masbate Sports Academy, snared the first mint in the weeklong meet with her under-18 girls discus throw triumph with 38.30m.