By ADRIAN STEWART CO

Negrense swimmer Alexi Kouzenye Cabayaran emerged with two gold medals in the secondary girls’ swimming competition of the 2024 Palarong Pambansa in Cebu City over the weekend.

The Bacolod Trinity Christian School standout captured her first gold in the secondary girls’ 50-meter backstroke before nailing the 4×500 freestyle relay with Juliana Dejilla, Leanne Clarisse Caspillo and Julia Sohlen Orada.

Meanwhile, Zyra Villarino of Victorias Elementary School captured a gold in the elementary girls’ 400-meter freestyle and settled for silver in the 4×50-meter freestyle relay with Illymari Ceniza, Ashriel Gangoso and Savannah Secuelan.

Maxene Hayley Uy added two silver medals to her medal haul as she landed second in the secondary girls’ 200-meter backstroke and 4×100-meter relay with Dee Vianne Catedrilla, Candace Franco and Nuche Ibit.

Ceniza, Gangoso, Secuelan, and Milkshake Panagsagan also won a bronze in the elementary girls’ 4×50-meter relay, while Stacey Arabella Bee also ended with bronze in the secondary girls’ 1,500-meter freestyle.

Krisha Dedoyco Aguillon of the Bacolod Tay Tung High School Thunderbolts nabbed a gold medal in the secondary girls’ 100-meter event, while Mico Villaran bagged his second gold in the secondary boys’ 400-meter hurdles.

Christian Pelione and King Lanz Pamplona bagged a gold medal in the secondary boys’ blitz team event, while Pelione also won a silver medal in the secondary boys’ individual blitz, and John Cedric Ortaliz won a bronze in the elementary boys’ blitz.

Lexi Mikayla Marcella and Bethany Adriel Esmeño won a gold medal in the elementary girls’ table tennis doubles, while Dirk Nhickolle Atilano and Josh Paolo Canalin captured a bronze in the secondary boys’ table tennis doubles.

In gymnastics, Therese Ann Sarabia, Gaea Francesca Suguilon and Sarah Lee Thompson captured a silver medal in the secondary girls’ gymnastics WAG team championship event./ASC, WDJ