PH completes three-gold haul in SEA Games triathlon with mixed relay win

The Philippines proved its dominance in triathlon after ruling the mixed team relay in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday in Thailand.

The quartet of Kira Ellis, Fernando Casares, Kim Remolino, and Raven Alcoseba dominated the event to clinch the country's third triathlon gold medal.

Earlier, Ellis and Alcoseba teamed up with Kim Mangrobang to reign supreme in the women's team relay while Cesares connived with Aki Lorbes and Matthew Hermosa to emerge victorious in the men's team relay event.

The Philippines first stamped its authority in the mixed relay back in 2019, with former triathlon stars John Chicano, Maria Claire Adorna, along with Mangrobang and Casares, leading the charge to gold. 

The event, however, was absent from the subsequent SEA Games editions in 2022 in Vietnam and 2023 in Cambodia, making this year’s victory a triumphant return to form for the Filipino squad.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News