Mangliwan finishes 8th in men's 400m T52 at Paris Paralympics

Filipino wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan secured his place in the finals of the men's 400-meter T52 event at the Paris Paralympic Games but missed out on a medal after finishing eighth with a time of 1:04.55, slightly faster than his qualifying heat time of 1:05.79.

Maxime Carabin of Belgium won the gold medal with a time of 55.10 seconds, while Japan's Tomoki Sato and Tomoya Ito took silver and bronze respectively.

Despite enduring a slow start in rainy conditions, Mangliwan finished behind the podium finishers, with national para athletic head coach Joel Deriada noting that Mangliwan struggled initially but showed improvement towards the end of the race.

Mangliwan aims to secure redemption in the men's 100m T52 event on September 6 where he hopes to claim a historic medal for the Philippines, after narrowly qualifying following his fourth-place finish in his heat.

Over at Les Invalides shooting range, para archer Agustina Bantiloc lost to Brazil's Jane Karla Gogel 143-127 (25-29, 28-29, 24-29, 27-29, 23-27) in the women's individual compound open round of 16.