Fil-Am pole vaulter shatters 11-year national record

Beatrice Go

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Fil-Am pole vaulter shatters 11-year national record
Natalie Uy’s record-breaking feat boosts Philippine athletics' gold-medal hopes in the 2019 SEA Games

 

MANILA, Philippines – Natalie Uy emerged as Philippine athletics’ latest sensation as the Filipino-American set the new national women’s pole vault record. 

Uy cleared 4.12 meters in her first try that broke Deborah Samson’s 11-year-old record (4.11m) during her Philippine debut in the 2019 Ayala Philippine Athletics Championship on Wednesday, March 6, at the Ilagan Sports Complex.

Her record-breaking feat may be good enough to score a gold in the upcoming 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as 2017 Kuala Lumpur gold medalist Chayanesa Chomchuendee of Thailand won with a mark of 4.10m.

 

 

Although the qualification for the SEA Games team runs until September, Uy’s stellar performance puts her on top of the leaderboard.

The mark, though, isn’t the 24-year-old’s best performance as she achieved her personal best of 4.30 in Spain last year.

Hailing from Ohio, Uy – whose father Henry is from Cebu – was supposed to suit up for the national team in the 2018 Asian Games, but failed to acquire her Philippine passport on time.

Her personal best would have matched the mark of Chomchuendee, who won a silver in the Asiad.

In the Ilagan tournament, Alyana Nicolas (3.80m) and Riezel Buenaventura (3.40) finished behind Uy for 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. – Rappler.com

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Beatrice Go

More commonly known as Bee, Beatrice Go is a multimedia sports reporter for Rappler, who covers Philippine sports governance, national teams, football, and the UAAP. Stay tuned for her news and features on Philippine sports and videos like the Rappler Athlete’s Corner and Rappler Sports Timeout.