Indonesian Athlete Atjong Purwanto fell short as he performed a steady run to be surpassed by Philippines’ Christopher Ulboc in Athletics Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final of 28th SEA Games.

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Indonesian Athlete Atjong Purwanto fell short as he performed a steady run to be surpassed by Philippines’ Christopher Ulboc in Athletics Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Final of 28th SEA Games.

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Atjong suffered a huge upset as he settled for 3rd place to clinch gold to bronze medal for his country.

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He established a head start as he took the first position starting from the first jump on the tracks.

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He took a change on the first and second lap to consume his fuel and get drained for the 3d lap.

Atjong trained himself making him unable to get a second wind to maintain his lead for the ast 500m.

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In the 30th jump from the tracks, he started to slow down as he oved to the 3rd place in 8:13 minutes.

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Atjong suffered in the last 300m and run as a 3rd placer as he touch over the finish line.