Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio (in red) and China’s Xu Zichun (in blue) compete in the women’s 57 kg. quarter final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena in Villepinte on August 4, 2024. (File photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines — Bemedalled Olympic boxer Nesthy Petecio, who also serves as a non-commissioned personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), will be promoted to a higher rank once she returns.
Petecio’s current rank in the PCG is Petty Officer Second Class.
She will be given the next rank of Petty Officer First Class.
“The Coast Guard will be promoting her to the next high rank when she comes back,” said PCG Chief Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan in an ambush interview before an awarding ceremony in PCG Headquarters in Port Area, Manila.
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Petecio got a bronze medal but she could no longer advance to the finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s boxing event on Thursday morning.
“It’s a very inspiring achievement to the youth,” Gavan said about Petecio’s performance.