2025 SEA Games: Gymnast John Ivan Cruz claims PH's 8th gold, shares medal with Malaysian bet

Gymnast John Ivan Cruz copped the Philippines' eighth gold in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand on Friday in the men's vault finals.

Cruz scored a total of 13.833 to get a share of the gold with Malaysia's Aimy Muhammad Sharul who also got the same score.

Thailand's Surintornta Tikumporn, meanwhile, got the bronze with 13.717.

Earlier, Aleah Finnegan also copped her second medal in the ongoing biennial meet as she finished third with a score of 12.467 in the balance beam finals behind Malaysia's Kang Xian Yeap and Singapore's Amanda Yap.

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—JKC, GMA Integrated News