Obstacle racing at the 2019 SEA Games explained

Event:Obstacle racing
Games:2019
Venue:Spectrum Midway Avenue, Filinvest City, Muntinlupa, Metro Manila
Dates:2–6 December
Nations:4
Next:2023

Obstacle racing was among the sports contested at the 2019 SEA Games. Six obstacle course racing events were featured: two events each for 100 meters with 10 obstacles, 400 meters with 12 obstacles and 5 km with 20 obstacles.[1] These were the first obstacle course racing events in Games recognised by the International Olympic Committee and under regulation of World OCR, the Fédération Internationale de Sport d'Obstacles.

Schedule

PPreliminaryFFinal
Event↓/Date → Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6
Men's 100m P F
Women's 100m P F
Team relay 400m P F
Team assist 400m P F
Men's 5 km F
Women's 5 km F
Source: 2019 Sea Games

Venue

The venue for obstacle racing in the 2019 SEA Games was in Spectrum Midway Avenue.[2] [3] in Filinvest City, in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila.[4] Obstacle racing was originally planned to be hosted in the Subic area.[1] The Subic Bay Freeport Zone previously hosted the Spartan Race, an obstacle race sports event.[5] The plan was later changed to host obstacle racing at the University of the Philippines Diliman's Sunken Garden[6] however the university raised concern regarding the noise pollution and heavy traffic it would cause in its campus during the duration of the sporting event.[7]

Participating nations

Six nations expressed intention to participate in the event.[8] Four nations medaled, Philippines (16), Malaysia (10), Indonesia (9) and Laos (2)[9]

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's 100 m
Men's 5 kmnowrap
Women's 100 m
Women's 5 km
Team relay 400 mnowrap
Nathaniel Sanchez
Jeffrey Reginio
Diana Bühler
Klymille Keilah Rodriguez

Mohd Redha Rozlan
Yoong Wei Theng
Salfarina Mohd Drus
Tan Jie Yi
nowrap
Yosua Laskaman Zalukhu
Patuan Handaka Pulungan
Mudji Mulyani
Herlina Gitaningsih
nowrapTeam assist 400 m
Kyle Redentor Antolin
Kaizen Dela Serna
Monolito Divina
Deanne Nicole Moncada

Mohd Redha Rozlan
Yip Hui Teng
Mohd Saddam Mohd Pittli
Tan Jie Yi

Adnan Buchari
Mudji Mulyani
Pahrul Razi
Herlina Gitaningsih

Notes and References

  1. News: Cordero . Abac . Southeast Asian Games obstacle sports pool formed . 22 December 2018 . Philippine Star . 20 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Filinvest perfect venue for SEAG obstacle racing . .
  3. Web site: 2019 SEAG Competition Schedule . 21 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191123171536/https://2019seagames.com/schedule/2019-SEAG-Competition-Schedule-v16.pdf . 23 November 2019 . dead .
  4. News: Ramos . Gerry . Obstacle racing settles for Filinvest Alabang as SEA Games venue . 15 September 2019 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 14 September 2019.
  5. News: Subic, BCDA preparing for 2019 SEA Games . 22 December 2018 . Sun Star . 18 October 2018.
  6. News: Change of venues for volleyball, gymnastics events . 16 August 2019 . ABS-CBN News . 15 August 2019.
  7. News: Timor Leste bets due early . 15 September 2019 . Tempo . 14 September 2019.
  8. News: Obstacle course back in SEA Games . 11 April 2019 . Manila Standard . 9 April 2019.
  9. Web site: Result System Medalist. gms.2019seagames.com. 2019-12-09.