SEAG: Guermali, Wagdos take silver and bronze in men's 5000-m
- FilAmSports Media
- Dec 14, 2025
- 1 min read
From ABS-CBN News
Filipino-Moroccan Yacine Guermali put up a brave run, before settling for the silver medal in the athletics' competition of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games at the Suphachalasai National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.
The 25-year-old long-distance runner from Gonzaga University clocked 14 minutes and 47.33 seconds to finish behind Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate in the men's 5000m on Saturday.
The Thai champion ruled the event, capturing the gold medal with a time of 14:46.38.
Another Filipino campaigner, Sonny Wagdos, posted a personal-best time of 14:48.01 for the bronze. "It's amazing. I feel like as the race developed, we were still towards the front of the race. So I had a feeling that we would both be in the medal contention. So it's nice to have two medals in one event for the Philippines," said Guermali.
"I'm based in the United States, so just a lot of training. A lot of preparation probably since September in particular to prepare for this event. And then I got here, I arrived in Bangkok on Monday. So yeah, just trying to recover from the travel and the jet lag and prepare good for today. So happy with the medal," added Guermali.
Guermali and Wagdos will return to action Tuesday as they compete in the men's 10,000-meter race.
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