FOLLOWING her gold-winning performance in the uneven bars category of the women’s artistic gymnastics event of the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Tuesday, 17-year-old Filipino-American gymnast Kaitlin de Guzman added more medals to the Philippines’ total haul by winning silver and bronze medals yesterday at the women’s floor exercise and beam events.

More medals for gymnasts De Guzman and Capellan
Kaitlin de Guzman of the Philippines competes in beam event of women’s artistic gymnastics competition of the 29th Southeast Asian Games yesterday. She scored 12.3 to clinch the bronze medal. Ms. De Guzman also won the silver in the women’s floor exercise later in the day. — PSC-POC MEDIA GROUP

The second-generation gymnast, whose mother Tammy dela Cruz was a former SEA Games gold medalist, scored 13.025 in the floor exercise event to earn the silver behind Malaysian Farah Ann (13.250).

Also yesterday, Ms. De Guzman got the bronze in the beam event after tallying a score of 12.3 points behind gold medallist Rifda Irfanaluthf (13.125) of Indonesia and silver medallist Tan Ing Yueh (13.100) of Malaysia.

The Kuala Lumpur Games is the first time that Ms. De Guzman is representing the country in the SEA Games and said it brings her honor to be given the chance to do so.

“I can’t say how to feel right now; I’m so happy. It really feels good to represent the country and duplicate what my mom achieved in the past,” said Ms. De Guzman.

Also churning out a bronze medal yesterday was teammate and fellow gold medalist Reyland Capellan in the men’s vault event.

On Tuesday, he won the gold medal in the men’s floor exercise. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo

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