Negrense Sheena Atilano trained for six months in the United States early this year.
And the 27-year-old hurdler from La Carlota City is reaping the benefits of her foreign training, bagging her second medal in the 2007 Asian Athletics Grand Prix at the Indira Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, India Sunday.
Atilano, the only Filipino in the Grand Prix, clocked 13.92 seconds in the 100-m hurdles to win the bronze medal, behind Anastasiya Vinogradova of Kazakhstan (13.05 seconds) and Dedeth Erawati of Indonesia (13.71 seconds).
Although she failed to duplicate her silver medal finish in the Bangkok leg last Wednesday, the 27-year-old Atilano made significant progress, shaving eight tenths from her clocking in Thailand.
Atilano, who recorded her personal-best of 13.71 seconds while competing in track meets in the United States, was awarded $500 for her bronze finish. She has raked in $1,300 so far as the Grand Prix heads to Pune, India today.
Considered as the heir apparent of athletics legend Elma Muros-Posadas, Atilano and RP record holder Ralph Wally Soguilon trained in the United States from January to May.
Twenty-three Asian countries are represented in the Asian Grand Prix with the top three finishers in the individual competitions receiving $1,500, $800 and $500. * Cedelf P. Tupas
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