Team Philippines strongman Caleb Stuart smashed the Southeast Asian Games hammer record by more than three meters (10 feet) to win the gold on Tuesday. Stuart’s 65.63m was half-a-meter short of his personal best, but still obliterated the 2013 record of 62.23 set by Thailand’s Tantipong Phetchaiya, who took silver with 62.12. The Filipino-Americans  look to add a shot put gold on Wednesday.  AFP PHOTO
Team Philippines strongman Caleb Stuart smashed the Southeast Asian Games hammer record by more than three meters (10 feet) to win the gold on Tuesday. Stuart’s 65.63m was half-a-meter short of his personal best, but still obliterated the 2013 record of 62.23 set by Thailand’s Tantipong Phetchaiya, who took silver with 62.12. The Filipino-Americans look to add a shot put gold on Wednesday.
AFP PHOTO

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