Arbois, Hallasgo survive scorching heat to make marathon podium

n By RIERA U. MALLARI

SIAM REAP – Athletics delivered two medals under scorching conditions early Saturday in the marathon competitions of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games at the Angkor Wat here, a silver from Arlan Arbois and a bronze from one-time champion Christine Hallasgo.

Braving humid conditions, which reached 37-degree Celsius even at 6 a.m., Arbois settled for the silver in the men’s event with a time of 2:33:27, finishing behind Indonesian gold medalist Agus Prayogo (2:32:59).

Vietnam’s Nguyen Thanh Hoang (2:35:49) completed the podium. Arbois’ teammate Richard Salano did not finish.

In the women’s side, Hallasgo failed in her goal of regaining the marathon gold medal she once held during 2019 edition of the