Fil-Moroccan Guermali shatters own PH 3,000-m mark

FILIPINO-MOROCCAN Yacine Guermali broke his own Philippine national record in the 3,000-meter indoor race at the Virginia Tech Invitational at Rector Field House in Blacksburg, Virginia recently.

The 25-year-old Guermali settled for third place with a time of 8:02.62, behind George Coutti and Declan Rymer.

Coutti checked in at 7:52.29, while Rymer reached the finish line in 7:59.07.

Guermali held the previous record of 8:12.41 he set back in 2023 at the Spokane Indoor Challenge.

Last year, Guermali won the gold medals in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter outdoor races of the Philippine National Open.

It was the first time that Guermali joined a local competition in the Philippines.

And he is expected to return this year to defend his crowns.

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