Kayla Sanchez competes within the ladies’s 50m backstroke on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China.–ASIAN GAMES POOL PHOTO
HANGZHOU, China—Kayla Sanchez checked in sixth within the ladies’s 50m backstroke finals on Monday within the nineteenth Asian Video games on the Hangzhou Olympic Sports activities Centre Aquatic Sports activities Area.
However the 22-year-old transferee from Canada isn’t shedding hope, assured that she might seize a medal within the pool over the subsequent couple of days after clocking 28.66 seconds within the occasion.
“I’m not going to surrender. I’ll simply carry on pushing ahead. This can be a good start line, and for me it’s all concerning the flag,” stated Sanchez, who spearheaded the nation’s 4x100m freestyle relay’s nationwide record-breaking feat the opposite night time.
Chinese language tankers Wang Xueer (27.35 seconds) and Wan Letian (27.41) completed 1-2 within the medal race whereas Japanese Miki Takahashi ranked third in 28.21.
Teia Salvino, who likewise certified to the finals with Sanchez, reached the wall final among the many eight swimmers in 28.79.
“I’m pleased with my swim. After all it’s not a medal, however I’m at all times pushing to do my greatest and I’d have beloved to carry house a medal on this occasion for the Philippines,” stated Sanchez.
Kayla Sanchez competes within the ladies’s 50m backstroke on the Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China.–ASIAN GAMES POOL PHOTO
Up subsequent for Sanchez, who helped the Canadian relay staff declare a silver and bronze within the Tokyo Olympics, is the 100m free on Tuesday and the 50m free on Wednesday in addition to the 4x100m medley relay. She’s additionally entered within the 100m again.
“I hope you consider in me as a result of I’m having the very best time having the ability to signify the Philippines and be a pacesetter of this staff,” stated Sanchez, whose dad and mom Noel and Susano hail from Mabalacat, Pampanga and Baguio Metropolis earlier than migrating to Toronto, Canada.
Xiandi Chua additionally didn’t make it to the medal stands, touching the top line final in 2:16.18 within the ladies’s 200m particular person medley received by China’s Yu Yiting, who posted a brand new Video games document of two:07.75.
But when there’s any comfort, Chua reset her nationwide document twice on the identical day.
She swam 2:16.43 in the course of the morning qualifying heats, erasing her earlier nationwide mark of two:17.02 she achieved within the Cambodia Southeast Asian Video games final Might.
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