RESULTS: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 July 31

SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 July 31

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SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 July 31

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Carlos Yulo places 12th in gymnastics men’s all-around final

Philippines’ Carlos Yulo competes in the pommel horse event of the artistic gymnastics men’s all-around final during the Paris Olympics at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Carlos Yulo recovered from an early fall and built a little momentum heading into two more final stints, finishing in 12th place of the men’s all-around finale early Thursday morning in the men’s artistic gymnastics competition of the Paris Olympics 2024.

Yulo took the floor in his final rotation and finished with a 14.333 there despite an upgrade in difficulty in his routine. He totaled 83.032 for the final.

“Okay lang,” Yulo said twice, clapping after seemingly going for broke in the floor exercise. FULL STORY

Carlos Yulo competes in the men’s individual all-around final

Carlos Yulo has three chances of claiming a medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and his initial shot comes in the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around final.

Paris Olympics: Carlo Paalam advances to boxing quarterfinals

Team Philippines’ Carlo Paalam celebrates after defeating Ireland’s Jude Gallagher in their men’s 57 kg preliminary boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Carlo Paalam came out smoking and did enough to hammer out a unanimous decision victory over Ireland’s Jude Gallagher in the men’s boxing 57-kilogram division Wednesday in the Paris Olympics.

Paalam advanced to the quarterfinals with the win, where he used his speed against the taller Irishman, who was surprisingly game and quick on his feet. FULL STORY

Carlo Paalam begins his medal campaign in Paris Olympics

PH bet Kayla Sanchez vows to work harder after Paris Olympics stint

FILE–Team Philippines’ Kayla Sanchez. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines —Team Philippines’ swimmer Kayla Sanchez vows to bounce back stronger after her 2024 Paris Olympics campaign ended early Wednesday morning (Manila time).

Sanchez placed 15th overall in the women’s 100-meter freestyle semifinals after clocking 54.21 seconds to finish seventh in her group. Only the eight fastest swimmers in the two semifinal legs advanced to the medal round.

Despite not making it to the final, the Filipino-Canadian swimmer remained proud of her Olympic debut for the Philippines and she looks to make the most of her upcoming break to recharge and bring honor to the country in her future international tournaments. FULL STORY

Hergie Bacyadan second Filipino boxer to end bid in Paris Olympics

Team Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan (in blue) fights against China’s Li Qian in the women’s 75kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris Olympics 2024 at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 31, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

Team Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan bowed to Chinese Li Quian in the women’s 75-kilogram round of 16 on Wednesday, becoming the second Filipino boxer to crash out of the medal hunt in the Paris Olympics 2024.

Li, a two-time Olympic medalist, worked her jab to the fullest and gamely engaged the power-punching Bacyadan in fierce exchanges, landing the scoring punches to keep her bid alive for a gold at North Paris Arena. FULL STORY

Hergie Bacyadan makes Paris Olympics debut

Team Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan begins her Olympic campaign in Paris in the women’s 75kg round of 16.

Paris Olympics 2024 medal tally as of 6pm, July 31

Joanie Delgaco gets shot at 19th place in Paris Olympics rowing

Joanie Delgaco of Team Philippines crosses the finish line in the women's single scull rowing repechage at the Paris Olympics 2o24, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines rower Joanie Delgaco lost steam anew in the women’s single sculls semifinals C/D classification round of the Paris Olympics 2024 and was relegated to Final D, which will give her a shot at finishing 19th to 24th.

Delgaco started strong with a hope to get a higher rank in the classification round — the top three advancing to Final C —  but she couldn’t sustain momentum at third place, dropping to sixth midway through the race.

She can finish her Olympic campaign with 19th as her best ranking if she triumphs in her final race in Paris on Friday at 4:30 p.m. (Manila time). FULL STORY

With Paris Olympics stint, Aleah Finnegan gets dream come true

Aleah Finnegan, of Philippines, competes on the uneven bars during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

MANILA, Philippines —  Despite the early exit, Team Philippines' gymnast Aleah Finnegan still fulfilled a long-time dream of competing in the Olympics.

She was one of three female gymnasts to see action for the Philippines in the Summer Games for the first time in six decades.

“Forever an Olympian,” Finnegan wrote on Instagram. “I can't even begin to describe how much this competition has meant to me and my family. From dreaming about the Olympics since I was a little girl, to finally being out on the floor. Thank you Jesus for this crazy journey I get to call my life.” FULL STORY

Eumir Marcial 'devastated' after early exit in Paris Olympics

Team Philippines' Eumir Marcial, right, fights Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev in their preliminary men's 80kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024 Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines' boxing bet Eumir Marcial expressed his devastation after his medal dream was shattered early in the Paris Olympics 2024.

Marcial couldn’t hide his frustration after his second Olympic campaign only lasted for one match, losing to Turabek Khabibullaev of Uzbekistan in the men’s 80-kilogram boxing early Wednesday (Manila time) at North Paris Arena in France.

“My fighting spirit has never once wavered for the Philippines,” wrote Marcial on Instagram “I'm devastated and at loss for words. It's a tough loss, I do not know how to explain this loss to all the Filipinos who believed in me and supported me. It's a difficult place to be in, no one really prepares to lose.” FULL STORY

Paris Olympics: Nesthy Petecio banks on masterful game plan vs taller foe

India's Jaismine, left, fights Team Philippines' Nesthy Petecio in their preliminary women's 57kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

MANILA, Philippines — Familiarity helped Team Philippines’ boxing bet Nesthy Petecio open her 2024 Paris Olympics campaign on a rousing note.

Petecio kicked off her gold medal campaign with a unanimous victory over Jaismine Lamboria to advance to the women’s 57-kilogram boxing tournament round-of-16 early Wednesday (Manila time) in France.

The Tokyo Olympics 2020 silver medalist, who stands 5-foot-2, was able to stand taller against the 5-foot-9 Indian thanks to the perfectly executed gameplan crafted by Reynaldo Galido to neutralize her foe's advantage. FULL STORY

Paris Olympics: Kayla Sanchez medal bid ends in swimming semifinals

FILE–Team Philippines swimmer Kayla Noelle Sanchez. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Team Philippines' Kayla Sanchez’s hope of repeating as an Olympic medalist came to an end early Wednesday (Manila time) morning.

The Filipino finished seventh in 54.21 semifinals of the women’s 100-meter freestyle to drop out of the Paris Olympics 2024 medal race  at La Defense Arena. FULL STORY

Eumir Marcial loses opening bout, bows out of Paris Olympics

Team Philippines' Eumir Marcial, right, fights Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev in their preliminary men's 80kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Eumir Marcial, one of Team Philippines' brightest hopes for a medal, crashed out of the 2024 Paris Olympics boxing hunt early Wednesday morning (Manila time).

Turabek Khabibullaev of Uzbekistan outpointed Marcial in their men’s 80-kilogram boxing duel at North Paris Arena, deftly using his long reach to keep the power-punching Filipino at bay.  FULL STORY

Eumir Marcial drops opening bout in Paris Olympics

Eumir Marcial ends his Paris Olympics campaign after losing to Turabek Khabibullaev of Uzbekistan in the Round of 16 of the men's 80kg division.

Paris Olympics: Carlos Yulo an all-around longshot in first crack at medal

Team Philippines' Carlos Yulo competes in the parallel bars event of the artistic gymnastics men's qualification during the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

Carlos Yulo has three chances of claiming a medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and his initial shot comes in the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around final on Wednesday at Bercy Arena in what could well be a preview of the podium encounter in the vault and floor exercise this weekend.

There’s a narrow window for the Filipino two-time world champion to pull it off in the all-around though, having placed ninth in the qualification, safe enough to secure a spot in the top 24.

But no one is discounting an upset. FULL STORY

Paris Olympics: Kayla Sanchez upbeat ahead of freestyle semis

Kayla Sanchez, of the Philippines, prepares for her heat in the women's 100-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Kayla Sanchez said her performance in the women's 100m freestyle heats at the Paris Olympics 2024 was a product of hard work in training.

Sanchez cracked the Top 16 to qualify for the semifinal after placing 10th, clocking in at 53.67 seconds to set the national record. FULL STORY

Paris Olympics: Kiyomi Watanabe 'no regrets' after early exit

China's Tang Jing and Philippines' Kiyomi Watanabe (Blue) compete in the judo women's -63kg round of 32 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines' Kiyomi Watanabe said she had no regrets despite a quick end to her campaign in the women -63kg judo at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Watanabe was no match for China’s Tang Jing in their round of 32 match at Champ-de-Mars Arena, where the Filipino-Japanese lasted just 51 seconds. FULL STORY

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