Bacoleña Maika De Oro delivered a record-shattering performance in discuss throw while Bago City's JC Mark Palesterio also struck gold in the Palarong Pambansa Thursday in Koronadal City.

De Oro set a new mark of 33.07-meters meet, obliterating the old mark recorded by Cagayan Valley Jihan Badojos, who posted a 30.38 in Bacolod City nine years ago. De Oro's father, Manuel, the Provincial Sports Officer of Negros Occidental, said he was thankful that track officials wereable use the correct weight of 0.75 kg in her daughter's event.

It was her second gold in the meet after she earlier took home the shotput honors.

Region XI's Anthony Nevza and Region VI's Ma. De la Paz Banebane emerged as athletics' top tricksters Thursday after they earned two gold medals at the end of the day, with Banebane coming away with the secondary girls 400-meter dash honors and the 400-meter hurdles.

Also winning for Western Visayas were Jason Mark Gualin (elementary 400m), JC Mark Palestero (secondary 400m) and Josie Malacad (secondary 1500m). *

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