BANGKOK — The Philippine triathlon teams boosted the country’s campaign in Day 8 of the 33rd Southeast Asian Games here, sweeping the sport’s three events to win as many gold medals and anchor the Filipino six-gold surge at press time Wednesday afternoon. The women’s relay team struck gold first with Kira Ellis, Kim Mangrobang and Raven Faith Alcoseba clocking one hour and 10:14 in the swim-bike-run race in the Leam Mae Phim, Klaeng district in Rayong.a Aki Lorbes, Matthew Hermosa and Fer Casares followed suit in the men’s side and topped their competition after submitting a time of one hour and 4:05 in the tight race, where Singaporeans Luke Li Rong Chua, Bryce Sheng Cher Chong and Yi Jun Tey finished just 10 seconds behind for the silver. Malaysians Shinozuka Rikigoro, Martyn Wen Xuan Lim and Benjamin John Hong Ren Chen logged 1:04:35 to claim the bronze. Elis and Alcoseba then returned to action and joined forces with Casares and Andrew Kim Remolino for the mixed team gold with a time of one hour and 30:31. “I’m proud of the [women’s team] with the double gold, and the boys got gold as well, so the Philippines sweep today so that was crazy, people are gonna love cheering at the end of our times,” said Ellis. Meanwhile, fighters Islay Erika Bomogao and LJ Rafael Yasay added two golds after ruling their respective divisions in muay at the Lumpinee Boxing Stadium. Bomogao defeated home bet Arissara Noon-Eiad in the final to rule the women’s 45-kilogram (kg) class, while Yasa knocked out Malaysian Insyad Rumijam to reign supreme in the men’s 51-kg division. The Philippine muay team chipped in a silver after Tyron Jamborillo lost via knockout to Thai Krittanu Saladkaew in the men’s 45-kg final. “Sibol,” the Philippine Esports team delivered the country’s sixth gold of the day after sweeping Malaysia in the final, 4-0, at the Chulalongkorn University Book Center. Sanford Vinuya, Kiel Soriano, Karl Nepomuceno, Jaypee Dela Cruz, Alston Pabico and John Carlo Roma thus give the Philippines its fourth straight gold medal in the tournament or since the event was first played in the biennial meet in 2019. Meanwhile, Paris Olympian Joanie Delgaco bagged a silver medal at the women’s single sculls with a time of 9:14:102, raising her medal tally to two after her gold medal with Kristine Paraon in the double sculls on Tuesday. In the men’s double sculls, Rynjie Peñaredondo and Van Adrian Maxilom clocked 7:51.922 for the bronze medal. In tennis, Alexandra “Alex” Eala and Francis Casey Alcantara settled for a bronze medal finish after falling to the Thai duo of Patcharin Cheapchandej and Pawit Sornlaksup, 7-5, 5-7, 7-10 in the mixed doubles semifinals. Eala looks to bounce back as she shoots for the gold medal on Thursday against home bet Manachaya Sawangkaew at the National Tennis Development Center in Nonthaburi.