NAGOYA—Lhey Manginsay and Wilfred Redulla delivered a table tennis silver medal for the Philippines, providing a measure of consolation after visually impaired runner Cyril Cloyd Ongcoy was stripped of a provisional bronze in the 5th Asian Para Games here Thursday.

The gutsy Manginsay-Redulla tandem fought hard for gold but fell to the formidable Chinese pair of Paralympic champion Zhao Shuai and Asian Para Games silver medalist Xiong Guiyan, 7-11, 11-9, 4-11, 6-11, in the mixed doubles Class XD17 final at Sky Hall Toyota.

The silver was the Philippines’ first medal in table tennis since the late Paralympic bronze medalist Josephine Medina captured silver at the Jakarta edition eight years ago.

The podium finish raised the Philippine delegation’s medal tally to two golds, two silvers and a bronze, placing the country 16th overall at press time.

The table tennis breakthrough came after Ongcoy suffered a heartbreaking reversal in the men’s 1,500-meter T12/T13. Initially listed third with a time of 4 minutes, 23.19 seconds Wednesday night, the visually impaired runner was relegated to fourth early Thursday after Uzbekistan’s Fakhriddin Khamraev was reinstated as champion.

Khamraev, who had initially been disqualified, was awarded gold with a time of 4:07.47. Jordan’s Nabeel Maqableh and India’s Sharath Makanahalli, initially credited with gold and silver, respectively, dropped to silver and bronze with times of 4:07.97 and 4:11.01.

Despite the devastating turn of events, the 23-year-old Ongcoy remained proud of his Asian Para Games debut.

“Proud pa rin ako kasi first time kong maglaro sa Asian Para Games dahil mga kalaban ko, beterano na,” he said.

At the Rainbow Pool of the Nagoya City General Gymnasium, Arjay Alegarbes fell short in his bid for a second gold, finishing fifth in the men’s 100-meter butterfly S14 in 58.93 seconds.

The event was one of seven swimming finals in which the Filipinos hoped to add to their medal haul. Fellow gold medalist Ernie Gawilan was entered in the men’s 100-meter backstroke S7.

Also competing in the finals were Edwin Villanueva in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke SB7 and 100-meter backstroke S8, Muhaimin Ulag in the men’s 100-meter butterfly S14, Raemund Adefuin in the men’s 100-meter backstroke S6, and the mixed 4×50-meter freestyle relay team.

Swimming had accounted for all of the Philippines’ two golds, one silver and one bronze before the table tennis pair’s breakthrough.

On the track, Arman Dino, who lost his right hand in a “Super Lolo” firecracker accident at age seven, finished fifth in the first of two morning heats of the men’s 400-meter T47 in 56.67 seconds, failing to advance to the final.

In cycling, Filipinos Patrick Lee, Arthus Bucay and Nikko Peralta were set for one final shot at a medal in Friday’s men’s C4-5 road race at the Cycle Sports Center on the Izu Peninsula.

Meanwhile, the Philippine wheelchair basketball team bowed to Kuwait, 53-61, at the Aichi International Arena to finish eighth and last.

Despite the defeat, the Nationals recorded their best finish in the event, improving on their 10th-place showing in Hangzhou three years ago.