Chicano, Kilgroe top NAGT opener

2017 SEA Games silver medalist John Chicano and 2018 Asian Games veteran Kim Kilgroe of the Philippine triathlon team emerged victorious in the National Age-Group Triathlon (NAGT) 2019 series opener held at San Bernardino in Subic Bay Freeport on Saturday.

In the Men’s Elite, first out of the 1.5 kilometer swim were JC Abad Kim Remolino followed by 21-year-old Filipino-Spanish triathlete Fer Casares (from Madrid) who is in the country aspiring to join the Philippine team. Chicano, who was only fourth in the swim leg, breezed through the first transition to catch up with lead pack in the windy 40km bike leg. Chicano and Casares entered the second transition together and battled toe to toe in the 10 km run leg, which saw Chicano broke away during the final two kilometers to win the gold with a time of 1:58:47. Casares finished second with 2:00:01 and 2018 national junior Andrew Kim Remolino of Cebu third with 2:02:12.