ILOCOS SUR: Bicol Region’s barefoot runner Lheslie de Lima struck not just her maiden gold medal but also the first of 2018 Palarong Pambansa on Monday at the President Elpidio Quirino Stadium in Bantay here.

De Lima ruled the secondary girls’ 3000-meter run in her first try as the 13-year old clocked 10:06:54--just three seconds short of the record set by 2015 champion Meagey Ninura of Davao Region.

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