Eric Cray retains 400m hurdles SEA Games crown

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Aug 232017
 

Eric Cray has once again won the gold for the Philippines in the 400-meter hurdles at the South East Asian (SEA) Games.

Eric Cray, wins the 400-m SEA Games gold medal

Eric Cray, wins the 400-m SEA Games gold medal [by PSC-POC Media via Rappler]

The Filipino-American athlete made his 3 rd repeat of his feats in 2013 in Myanmar and 2015 in Singapore to keep the title as Asia’s Top 400m hurdler.

The Olongapo-City born Cray clocked 50.03 to take the men’s hurdles finals gold, giving the country its 8th gold in the current 29th SEA Games in Malaysia.

Interviewed by sports journalist Dyan Castillejo after his win, Cray said, "I should retire now from the 400-meter hurdles. It's such a hard race."

Cray also picked up the Silver at the 100-m sprint despite finishing the hurdles finals barely an hour before the scheduled sprint finals.

Before the SEA Games, the track and field champion took home the Philippines’ first 400m hurdles gold from the Asian Athletics Championships held in India.

The 2016 Rio Olympian has been donning the Philippine colors in tracks around the world at the encouragement of his Filipina mother.

 

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Fil-Am Eric Cray is 400m hurdles Asian champion

Eric Shauwn Cray has won the Philippines’ first gold at the Asian Athletics Championships 400-meter hurdles event in India. Eric Cray [via Instagram] The Filipino-American athlete finished with the best time of 49.57 in the finals against the meet’s top 7 athletes. The 29-year- old Cray ruled his 400m hurdles heat with a time of 50.85 before clinching the gold at the finals. The 22 nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships also awarded two other Filipino athletes. Mark Harry Diones bagged the silver medal at the Men’s Triple Jump finals event with a 16.45 meter finish. Ernest John Obiena picked up the bronze medal at the Men’s Pole Vault finishing at 5.50 meters. The Rio Olympian is touted as Asia’s top 400-meter hurdler and 100-meter dash sprinter after he clinched the 28 th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games golds in the two events in 2015. The track and field athlete who was raised and competed in tracks in the United States chose to don the Philippine colors after his Filipina mother swayed him, according to a media report. “It was also embracing a part of my heritage. And I was born in Olongapo so it’s fine. It also meant doing something for the Philippines,” Cray told Rappler. The Fil-Am athlete first represented the Philippines at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Cray will next defend his SEA Games titles in the 400m and 100m hurdles this August.   The post Fil-Am Eric Cray is 400m hurdles Asian champion appeared first on Good News Read More …