Kira Ellis, a Filipina triathlete, dominates the Junior Women\u2019s sprint event with a time of 1:05:07 and helps Team Philippines secure victory in the mixed relay alongside Matthew Justine Hermosa, Samantha Corpuz, and Dayshaun Ramos. <\/p>\n
At just 18 years old, Ellis is emerging as a key figure in Philippine triathlon, drawing attention for her potential on the international stage\u2014including being considered a strong contender for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.<\/p>\n
Ellis gained international racing experience by competing in the 2024 Europe Triathlon Junior Cup in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary, where she finished 16th out of 30 competitors in the Junior Women category. <\/p>\n
Her recent run of success showed improvement following a five-week training camp in Portugal under the guidance of coach Sergio Santos, a development supported by the Philippine Sports Commission.<\/p>\n
Ellis\u2019 drive, discipline, and dedication reflect the bright future of Philippine sports, and as she continues to train, compete, and conquer, the nation watches with pride and anticipation.<\/p>\n
Some see a medal. We see a story. One of late nights, early runs, setbacks, and comebacks. Kira Ellis, you\u2019ve made every second worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":257593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19265],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-257592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-great-filipino-story"],"zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":{"nxtgen_comments":[{"773":"future olympian ito \ud83d\udcaf\r","774":"great run \ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\r","775":"keep it up girl \ud83d\udc4f\r","776":"ang lupit neto grabe \ud83d\udd25\r","777":"pinoy pride\r","778":"gold\r"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=257592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257592\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/257593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=257592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=257592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatic-fuchsia-armadillo.46-250-226-234.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=257592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}