SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 August 2
Philippine Time
- 2:16 am – Aira Villegas (PHI) – boxing, women’s 50kg round of 16
- 4:30 pm – Joanie Delgaco (PHI) – rowing, women’s sculls final D
- 5 pm – Jarod Hatch (PHI) – swimming, men’s 100m butterfly heats
FULL PHILIPPINE TEAM SCHEDULE HERE.
Hidilyn Diaz rallies behind Team Philippines in Paris Olympics
FILE– Phillippines’ Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
MANILA, Philippines—The country’s only Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo rallied for support for the Team Philippines in the Paris Summer Games.
In an Instagram post on Friday, Diaz-Naranjo showed her support for the Philippines delegation, which is still seeking its first medal in the Paris Olympics.
Diaz-Naranjo said her compatriots in Paris will “show the world what Filipinos are made of.” FULL STORY
PH bet Jarod Hatch makes early exit in Paris Olympics swimming
FILE–Team Philippines swimmer Jarod Hatch. –AP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines—Jarod Hatch’s run in the Paris Olympics 2024 ended in the heats of men’s 100m butterfly swimming competition at Paris La Defense Arena on Friday (Manila time).
The Team Philippine swimmer ended up in eighth and last place in his respective race after clocking in 54.66 seconds. Overall, that put him in the 36th spot out of 40 swimmers.
Only the top 16 swimmers advance to the semifinals. FULL STORY
JUST IN: Jarod Hatch bows out of the medal race in the men’s 100m butterfly race as he finished his heat race at 54.66 seconds.
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Joanie Delgaco finishes as 20th best rower in Paris Olympics
Joanie Delgaco, Philippines, competes in the women’s single sculls rowing final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
MANILA, Philippines—After a heartbreaking loss in the Paris Olympics 2024’s women’s single sculls rowing quarterfinals, Team Philippines’ Joanie Delgaco ended her campaign on a strong note.
In the classification race at Nautical St – Flat Water on Friday afternoon (Manila time), Delgaco finished in second place out of six rowers in Heat D with an official time of 7:43.83 minutes. FULL STORY
JUST IN: Joanie Delgaco finished second place in Final D. Finishing at 7:43.83, the Team Philippines’ bet ends up at as the 20th best rower in the #Paris2024 #Olympics. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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Aira Villegas’ birthday wish? A medal for Team Philippines
Team Philippines’ Aira Villegas, red, hugs Algeria’s Roumaysa Boualam after defeated her in their women’s 50kg preliminary boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)
MANILA, Philippines—What better way for Team Philippines boxer Aira Villegas to celebrate her birthday than moving closer to an assured medal in the Paris Olympics 2024.
Fighting in the round 16 of the women’s 50kg on the day of her birthday, Villegas notched a stunning win over second-seeded Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria that secured her passage to the quarterfinals. FULL STORY
Carlos Yulo, Carlo Paalam guided by more than just usual strategy
Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, celebrates after performing on the horizontal bar during the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
They are linked by more than just the country they represent, the goals they have in the 2024 Paris Olympics or the similarity of their names.
Carlo Paalam and Carlos Yulo also both know exactly what they must do to keep Team Philippines in the hunt for a medal—gold, even—in the glamorous French capital.
The numbers will guide them. FULL STORY
Aira Villegas books ticket to quarterfinals with birthday win
Team Philippines’ Aira Villegas, celebrates after defeating Algeria’s Roumaysa Boualam after defeated her in their women’s 50kg preliminary boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Aira Villegas on early Friday (Philippine time) became the second Team Philippines boxer to advance to the quarterfinals in the Paris Olympics 2024.
Celebrating her 29th birthday, Villegas gave herself the perfect gift with an upset of No. 2 Roumaysa Boualam from Algeria to move closer to a guaranteed medal in Paris. FULL STORY
Aira Villegas competes in the women’s 50kg round of 16
Results from Paris Olympics boxing: Aira Villegas 🇵🇭 advances to the quarterfinals of the women’s 50kg after huge UD win over Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria, who was seeded second.
Villegas is the second PH boxer go through to the QF after Carlo Paalam. She is celebrating her 29th birthday today (August 1).
A win for birthday girl Aira! Villegas is advancing to the women's 50kg boxing quarterfinals! 📸 AP
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Results from #Paris2024 boxing: Aira Villegas 🇵🇭 advances to the quarterfinals of the women's 50kg after huge UD win over Roumaysa Boualam.
Villegas is the second PH boxer to go through to QF after Carlo Paalam. pic.twitter.com/pFVSdzWzeb
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Eumir Marcial gets advice from Golovkin after Paris Olympics exit
Team Philippines’ Eumir Marcial speaks with pro boxer Gennady Golovkin after his opening bout in the Paris Olympics 2024.
MANILA, Philippines—A few days ago, Team Philippine boxer Eumir Marcial bumped into boxing sensation Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in a fan-meets-idol encounter in the streets of Paris.
On Wednesday, just after Marcial’s unfortunate early exit in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s 80kg boxing tournament, Golovkin consoled the Filipino slugger after his stinging loss.
“I admire you in the boxing ring, but I admire you even more outside of it when you approached me to cheer me up and give advice,” wrote Marcial in a Facebook post. FULL STORY
Team Philippines loses three more medal hopefuls at Paris Olympics
Philippines’ Eumir Marcial, right, fights Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in their preliminary men’s 80kg boxing match at the Paris Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)
In between introspection forced on it by victory and defeat, the Philippine boxing team continues to march forward, looking to punch its way to the podium in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Hergie Bacyadan and Carlo Paalam were the latest to pick up their gloves for Team Philippines, battling separate foes in their debuts on Wednesday, even as Aira Villegas prepares for Step 2 against Yasmine Moutakki of Morocco. FULL STORY
Paris Olympics: Delgaco consolation could be top 20 world ranking
Joanie Delgaco, of the Philippines, crosses the finish line in the women’s single scull rowing repechage at the Paris Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Vaires-sur-Marne, France. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Although a medal in the Paris Olympics is already out of the question, Joanie Delgaco could burst into a territory no Filipino rower—male or female—has ever reached before, and that is to be in the world’s top 20.
The 26-year-old multiple Southeast Asian (SEA) Games medalist moved forward to achieving the goal despite placing fifth out of six rowers in her semifinal C/D race of the women’s single sculls classification phase after timing eight minutes and 00.18 seconds for the 2,000-meter race. FULL STORY
Paris Olympics: Carlos Yulo learns important lessons in all-around final
Team Philippines’ Carlos Yulo performs on the pommel horse during the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at Paris Olympics 2024, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
MANILA, Philippines—Carlos Yulo may have finished 12th in the Paris Olympics 2024’s men’s gymnastics all-around finalè on Thursday morning (Manila time) but make no mistake about it, he gained much-needed lessons for his upcoming final events.
“Although I made mistakes, I learned a lot. It feels so good to be included in the Finals of all-around. It’s a big leap from the Tokyo Olympics,” said Yulo in Filipino in an interview with official Paris Olympics broadcaster One Sports. FULL STORY
Paris Olympics: Hergie Bacyadan admits inexperience spelled her doom
Philippines’ Hergie Bacyadan takes a swing at China’s Li Qian in their women’s 75 kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
MANILA, Philippines — Hergie Bacyadan admitted the lack of experience got the better of her after an early exit in the Paris Olympics 2024 but it was still a debut to remember.
Bacyadan yielded to No.1 seed and two-time Olympic medalist Li Qian of China in the women’s 75-kilogram round of 16 on Wednesday at North Star Paris Arena.
“It’s really a bit disappointing because I was already here,” said the Filipino Olympic debutant in an interview with Olympics broadcaster One Sports. FULL STORY