ROBENO Javier placed third in the men’s duathlon competition on Sunday to give the Philippines its second bronze medal in the 4th Asian Beach Games in Phuket, Thailand.
The 30-year-old Javier clocked 54 minutes and 57 seconds as Japan scored a 1-2 finish with Ryo Sueoka clocking 54:20 and Yuya Fukaura finishing in 54:27.
Carlo Pedregosa of the Philippines clocked 57:29 for sixth place.
The Philippines won two gold medals in ju-jitsu with Maybel Masuda winning the 50kg division and Annie Ramirez topping the -60kg class.
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