PH Marathoner Salaño’s Sick, Grueling Fight to the Finish
![Richard Salaño completed the men's marathon at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games despite battling a prolonged flu and fever. [POC Media pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Untitled-design844-400x200.png)
Richard Salaño battled a prolonged flu, fever and in-race vomiting to finish 14th in the 2026 Asian Games men’s marathon.
Sonny Wagdos
Loraña, KG Mercuries shine in Philippine Athletics meet
Hussein Loraña narrowly missed the national record in the men’s 800 meters while KG Mercuries stunned the field in the men’s 4×100-meter relay at the ICTSI Philippine Athletic Championships.
PH earns multiple medals in athletics at 33rd Southeast Asian Games
![Yacine Guermali crosses the finish line to claim silver in the men’s 5000m. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Yacine-Guermali_Silver-5000m-Men-6607-400x200.jpg)
Filipino athletes secured multiple podium finishes in athletics at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, highlighted by Yacine Guermali and Sonny Wagdos in the men’s 5000m, and several other medal-winning performances across track and field events.