Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 Schedule August 4
Philippine Time
- 3:20 am – Aira Villegas (PHI) vs Wassila Lkhadiri (FRA) – boxing, women’s 50kg quarterfinals
- 5:50 pm – John Cabang Tolentino (PHI) – athletics, men’s 110m hurdles round 1
- 6:35 pm – Lauren Hoffman (PHI) – athletics, women’s 400m hurdles round 1
- 9:30 pm – Nesthy Petecio (PHI) vs Xi Zichun (CHN) – boxing, women’s 57kg quarterfinals
- 10:24 pm – Carlos Yulo (PHI) – gymnastics, men’s floor vault final – MEDAL ROUND
FULL PHILIPPINE TEAM SCHEDULE HERE.
HE DID THAT. 🥇
LOOK: Team Philippines' Carlos Yulo celebrates winning the gold medal during the podium ceremony for the artistic gymnastics men's vault event of the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Bercy Arena in Paris. | 📸 : AFP
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ALAB NG PUSO 🇵🇭🥇
Carlos Yulo proudly sings the Philippine National Anthem for the second time at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 after winning another Olympic gold medal, this time in the men's vault finals!#OlympicGames #Paris2024 #100TaongLaban #ParaSaBayan pic.twitter.com/vPuQmiQJXV
— One Sports (@OneSportsPHL) August 4, 2024
Lupang Hinirang has echoed through Paris for two days in a row — all courtesy of Carlos Yulo.
Take a bow, our golden boy! #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/GCwRwVNIUa
— Inquirer (@inquirerdotnet) August 4, 2024
PINOY PRIDE IN FULL DISPLAY 🇵🇭🥇
Carlos Yulo BEAMS WITH PRIDE after winning GOLD for the Philippines in the men's artistic gymnastics vault finals!#Paris2024 #OlympicGames #100TaongLaban #ParaSaBayan pic.twitter.com/LKoPxQdxK2
— One Sports (@OneSportsPHL) August 4, 2024
GOLD 🤝 GOLD
LOOK: Tokyo Olympics 2020 weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz celebrates Carlos Yulo's historic win in the men's vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics 2024. #Paris2024 | 📸: Hidilyn Diaz/IG story
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TAKE A BOW, CALOY! 🥇🇵🇭
LOOK: Carlos Yulo celebrates as he claims his second gold medal for the Philippines with a victorious performance in the men's vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. | 📷: Gabriel Bouys/AFP
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Carlos Yulo bags second gold medal, rules vault in Paris Olympics
The goal, for Team Philippines, was to better what was an astounding performance by the country in the Tokyo Olympics.
Carlos Yulo accomplished that all by himself.
Riding a strong first vault with a high difficulty score and then executing solidly in his second, Yulo won his second gold medal late Saturday evening after ruling the vault apparatus in the men’s artistic gymnastics competition of the Paris Olympics 2024. FULL STORY
LIVE UPDATES: Carlos Yulo competes in men’s vault final
Carlos Yulo, who won the first gold medal for Team Philippines on Saturday, tries to get another in his final event in the Paris Olympics 2024 competing in the men’s vault final.
THE GOLDEN BOY MAKES HISTORY. 🇵🇭🥇
Carlos Yulo conquers the men's vault final to capture his second gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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- Artur Arm Davtyan is the last gymnast out to challenge Yulo’s score. First vault is 14.966.
- Now, the golden wait begins. As it stands, it’s Yulo, Hapworth and then Jarman. Four participants to go.
- Average of 15.116 for Yulo and he takes takes the first place so far.
- 6.000 difficulty for Yulo. Pike, twist good. Sticks landing. Yulo 15.433 on his first vault!
- Jarman goes 14.933 after 2 vaults. He is at 2nd place. Caloy Yulo next.
- 15.100 for Jarman in that first vault. 6.000 difficulty.
- Up next is Britain’s Harry Hepworth. 14.949 to take first place.
- First to try is Nazar Chepurnyi of Ukraine. He gets 14.899.
- Two vaults per participant, scores will be averaged.
- Yulo and Jarman are the only vault finalists who submitted 6.000 difficulty.
Carlos Yulo now bidding for second gold medal. #LabanPilipinas #Paris2024📷📷@INQUIRERSports
— Francis T. J. Ochoa (@ftjochoaINQ) August 4, 2024
LET'S GO, CALOY! 🇵🇭
Carlos Yulo continues his quest for a second Olympic gold medal at the vault finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics men's artistic gymnastics event.
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Nesthy Petecio ousts Chinese foe to reach boxing semifinals
There was a sea of difference in boxing mastery in the first two rounds.
Nesthy Petecio was all over Xu Zichun in their quarterfinal bout, hosing down her Chinese foe with a variety of lefts to assure the Philippines of another boxing bronze Sunday (Manila time), this time in the women’s 57kg class in the Paris Olympics.
Petecio was markedly superior against Xu, unveiling a left-hand menu that included straights and overhands to shut out the Chinese in the first two rounds at North Paris Arena. FULL STORY
LIVE UPDATES: Nesthy Petecio in the women’s 57kg quarterfinals
Nesthy Petecio tries to be the second Filipino boxer to secure a medal as he competes in the quarterfinals against China’s Xi Zichun.
NESTHY IS ON TO THE SEMIS! 🥊
JUST IN: Nesthy Petecio advances to the women's 57kg boxing semifinals in the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning against China's Xu via unanimous decision. She is guaranteed a medal finish.
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— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 4, 2024
- It’s official, by unanimous decisioj, Nesthy Petecio. Boxing’s women warriors are now with two bronze medals.
- Well done, Nesthy. She’s got this. Clear as day. That’s a sure bronze. She’s on to the semifinals.
- Nesthy needs to just be careful in this third. Left, left and then right upper. Petecio finding her mark at will.
- Xu missing a lot despite that activity in the second and now really needs to work. Petecio perfect in the score cards.
- Xu more active in the second. She’s getting tagged by that Nesthy left a lot, though.
- Xu walks into that right. There goes that left again.
- Petecio landing that left but needs to follow more after making a hit. Petecio shuts out Xu in round 1 though
- Big left overhand by Petecio. She’s been looking for that left. Both fighters finding their mark in a rather slow round.
- Petecio slips.
- Same as earlier bouts, Petecio begins by trying to feel out her foe
Women's 57kg quarterfinals. Nesthy Petecio vs Xu Zichun of China. Winner is guaranteed a bronze. #LabanPilipinas #Paris2024📷@INQUIRERSports
— Francis T. J. Ochoa (@ftjochoaINQ) August 4, 2024
Up next for Team Philippines: Nesthy Petecio. #LabanPilipinas #Paris2024 @INQUIRERSports
— Francis T. J. Ochoa (@ftjochoaINQ) August 4, 2024
Fellow Paris Olympians cheer on golden boy Carlos Yulo
MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines’ Olympians were one in celebrating Carlos Yulo’s historic gold medal finish in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise.
Congratulatory messages from athletes, celebrities, and sports fans poured in for the country’s second Olympic gold medalist after ruling the competition with a stunning performance, which earned 15.000 points on Saturday. FULL STORY
Paris Olympics: Hurdler Lauren Hoffman also stays in medal hunt
MANILA, Philippine—Team Philippines’ Lauren Hoffman will have to dig deep to win a medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s 400m hurdles competition.
Much like his compatriot John Cabang Tolentino, Hoffman was relegated to the repechage phase after failing to qualify for an outright semis berth in the first round of the hurdle events. FULL STORY
Team Philippines' Lauren Hoffman keeps her 2024 Paris Olympics medal campaign alive after finishing eighth and last in her heat with 57.84 seconds.
She moves to the repechage in her bid to advance to the semifinals.
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— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 4, 2024
Heat 4 is Hoffman’s line. Now she’s on the run!
She needs to be Top 3 in this Heat to qualify or be one of the three fastest runners outside the Top 15 overall. @INQUIRERSports #Paris2024 #Olympics
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) August 4, 2024
Paris Olympics: Hurdler John Tolentino keeps medal bid alive
MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ John Cabang Tolentino may not have earned an outright spot in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s 110m hurdles first round but his hopes for a medal finish stayed alive.
Clocking in 13.66 seconds in Heat 1, the Filipino-Spanish finished as the sixth-best hurdler at Stade de France on Sunday (Manila time). FULL STORY
NOW: After John Cabang Tolentino’s run in the men’s 110m hurdles events, Lauren Hoffman takes the spotlight for Team Philippines in the women’s 400m hurdles. #Paris2024 #Olympics #INQOlympics @INQUIRERSports
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) August 4, 2024
Medal hopes stay alive for John Cabang Tolentino in the men’s 110m hurdles events at the 2024 Paris #Olympics as he is relegated to the repechage phase after finishing sixth in his own heat. | @MeloFuertesINQ
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John Cabang Tolentino finished the 110m hurdles in 13.66 seconds. He finished as sixth in Heat 1.
The first 3 in each Heat and 3 fastest advance to the semifinals. Others will be in the repechage.
Other heats have to end to determine Tolentino’s spot. @INQUIRERSports
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) August 4, 2024
TEAM PHILIPPINES TAKES THE TRACK
In a few minutes, John Cabang will be competing in the men’s 110m hurdles in hopes of qualifying for the next round.
Later tonight, Lauren Hoffman will take on the women’s 400m hurdles’ qualification phase. #Paris2024 #Olympics @INQUIRERSports
— Rommel Fuertes Jr. (@MeloFuertesINQ) August 4, 2024
HURDLE TO GLORY, TEAM PH! 🇵🇭
Team Philippines' John Cabang Tolentino and Lauren Hoffman are set to compete in the hurdles event at the 2024 Paris Olympics today. | 📸: Patafa
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Carlos Yulo to get millions worth of incentives after gold medal win
MANILA, Philippines — Millions worth of incentives await Paris Olympics 2024 men’s floor exercise gold medalist Carlos Yulo and other potential winners from Team Philippines when they come home to celebrate their success.
Yulo became the country’s second Olympic gold medalist after 2020 Tokyo Games weightlifting champion Hidilyn Diaz. He also emerged as the first Filipino gymnast to win it all when he ruled the floor exercise final, edging erstwhile defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel. FULL STORY
YULO MAKES HISTORY 🏅
The Olympics shares photos of Carlos Yulo’s victorious routine in the men’s floor exercise final, which made him the first Filipino male athlete to win an Olympic gold medal and the first to deliver the country’s first Olympic medal in gymnastics. pic.twitter.com/lVZfIUUZPY
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 4, 2024
SHE’S READY 💪
LOOK: Weightlifter Vanessa Sarno has arrived at the Olympic Village ahead of her competition on Aug. 9. #Olympics #INQOlympics | 📷: Sarno/Instagram Story
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‘CONGRATULATIONS KA ASTIG’ 💪
LOOK: Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial congratulates newly-crowned Olympic champion Carlos Yulo after he won the country’s first gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. #Olympics #INQOlympics | 📷: Marcial/Instagram pic.twitter.com/dNpQDqzmTW
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 4, 2024
BACK-TO-BACK: Carlos Yulo's golden moment in Paris followed up Hidilyn Diaz's historic breakthrough in Tokyo. #Olympics #INQOlympics
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Carlos Yulo celebrates Paris Olympics gold with girlfriend
MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Carlos Yulo savored his gold medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s artistic gymnastics floor exercises with someone dear to him.
Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose, Yulo’s girlfriend, posted a fun interaction between her and the Philippines’ first Olympic gymnastics gold medalist following the “Uy, Philippines!” trend.
“We did it all in God’s name!” wrote San Jose with a gold medal emoji to match. FULL STORY
PROUD GF ❤️🥰
WATCH: Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo and his supportive girlfriend Chloe San Jose celebrate the gymnast’s victory with an adorable video.
“We did it all in God's name,” San Jose writes. #Olympics #INQOlympics | 🎥: San Jose/Instagram pic.twitter.com/AcxS85FL6P
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EJ Obiena ‘sorry’ for making Filipinos nervous after slow start
MANILA, Philippines—EJ Obiena had Filipinos on the edge of their seats in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s pole vault qualification phase.
And, well, he knows about it, too.
“Sorry po sa mga napakaba ko kanina. Ako rin po kinabahan ng todo ng di ko maintindihan,” wrote Obiena in a post on Instagram. (Sorry for all the people that I made nervous earlier. I was also nervous in a way that I couldn’t explain.) FULL STORY
‘SORRY PO SA MGA NAPAKABA KO’ 💪
LOOK: EJ Obiena gears up for the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s pole vault final, marking his second straight Olympics stint. #Olympics #INQOlympics #Paris2024 | 📷: AP/David J. Phillip pic.twitter.com/KOisjGhbaX
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‘Dismayed’ Carlo Paalam believes he won quarterfinals bout
MANILA, Philippines — Team Philippines’ Carlo Paalam felt he did enough to win his men’s 57kg quarterfinal bout that would’ve assured him of at least a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024 on Saturday.
Instead, Paalam was sent packing following a heartbreaking split decision loss to Australia’s Charlie Senior at North Paris Arena in France.
The 26-year-old Paalam, one of the country’s top bets to bring home a medal, couldn’t hide his frustration over his tough 3-2 loss to Senior, believing he landed the cleaner punches in their furious exchanges in the last two rounds. FULL STORY
'SOBRANG DISMAYADO'
Team Philippines’ Carlo Paalam felt he did enough to win his men’s 57kg quarterfinal bout that would’ve assured him of at least a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. #Paris2024
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Hidilyn Diaz congratulates Carlos Yulo on gold medal win: ‘Proud of you’
MANILA, Philippines — From one Olympic gold medalist to another.
Team Philippines’ first ever gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo congratulated gymnast and fellow Tokyo Olympian Carlos Yulo after making history in the Paris Olympics 2024 and joining an elite crowd in the country’s sports history.
Diaz, who delivered the country’s first Olympic gold medal three years ago, expressed how proud she is of Yulo after the Filipino gymnast ruled the floor exercise final on Saturday at Bercy Arena in France. FULL STORY
THE PHILIPPINES’ OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALISTS 🇵🇭🥇
LOOK: Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz feels proud of Carlos Yulo as he won the country’s second gold medal in Olympic history. #Olympics #INQOlympics | 📷: Diaz/Instagram
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— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 3, 2024
'YEHEY, MAY OLYMPIC GOLD TAYO'
LOOK: Tokyo Olympics 2020 weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz has this to say on Carlos Yulo's gold medal win at the #Paris2024 #Olympics. | 📷: Diaz/Instagram Story
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With gold, Carlos Yulo puts PH greatness on world stage anew
He zig-zagged his way past the many media pitstops inside a Tokyo arena, trying to explain what had just happened.
When he finally came in front of Filipino journalists, there were no more words left—just an outpour of emotion wrapped in two words: “It hurts,” Carlos Yulo said as tears pooled at the sides of his eyes.
That was three years ago. FULL STORY
Aira Villegas assured of medal after close win over French bet
It was the finest of margins and Aira Villegas escaped with a victory that will change her life forever.
She even gets that chance to make that change worth more.
Villegas scored a tight quarterfinal victory over Wassila Lkhadiri early Sunday morning (Manila time) in the 50kg division of women’s boxing in the Paris Olympics at North Paris Arena. FULL STORY
It's Villegas! After a gold by Yulo, we have a guaranteed bronze. Villegas progresses to the semifinals where she has a chance to make the final and polish that guaranteed bronze into a sure silver. #LabanPilipinas #Paris2024📷@INQUIRERSports
— Francis T. J. Ochoa (@ftjochoaINQ) August 3, 2024
ANG GALING MO, AIRA!
JUST IN: Aira Villegas advances to the semifinals with a win against France's Wassila Lkhadiri in the women's 50kg boxing quarterfinals at #Paris2024. She is assured of a medal in the event.
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— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 3, 2024
Gonna be another tight one, like the Paalam bout. Both Villegas and Lkhadiri fought the third like they both needed a big round to win. #LabanPilipinas #Paris2024📷@INQUIRERSports
— Francis T. J. Ochoa (@ftjochoaINQ) August 3, 2024
Villegas responds with right hook. #LabanPilipinas #Paris2024📷@INQUIRERSports
— Francis T. J. Ochoa (@ftjochoaINQ) August 3, 2024
Aira Villegas gets wobbled with a left hook from Lkhadiri and that could be a key in this third of a very very close fight. #LabanPilipinas #Paris2024📷@INQUIRERSports
— Francis T. J. Ochoa (@ftjochoaINQ) August 3, 2024
Upcoming: Aira Villegas 🇵🇭 shoots for a guaranteed bronze medal in the women's 50kg boxing against France's Wassila Lkhadiri. HUGE crowd cheering on for the hometown bet. #Paris2024
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 3, 2024
Paris Olympics medal tally as of August 3, 11pm
The Philippines finally on the medal board of the Paris Olympics after Carlos Yulo’s medal in the gymnastics floor exercise.
LABAN, TEAM PH! 🇵🇭
China continues to dominate the #Paris2024 medal tally as of 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, with 15 golds, 11 silvers, and nine bronzes.
Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo wins the country’s first gold medal. #Olympics #INQOlympics pic.twitter.com/rRcpEcDe2Y
— INQUIRER Sports (@INQUIRERSports) August 3, 2024