RESULTS: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 August 4

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Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 Schedule August 4

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Carlos Yulo bags second gold medal, rules vault in Paris Olympics

Philippines’ Carlos Yulo celebrates after winning the artistic gymnastics men’s vault gold during the Paris Olympics  at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

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.

Nesthy Petecio ousts Chinese foe to reach boxing semifinals

Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio celebrates after defeating China’s China’s Xu Zichun in their women’s 57 kg quarterfinal boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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.

Fellow Paris Olympians cheer on golden boy Carlos Yulo

From left to right, silver medalist Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, gold medalist Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines, and bronze medalist Jake Jarman of Britain, pose with their medals in the men’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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

Jamaica’s Janieve Russell (R) competes ahead of Czech Republic’s Nikoleta Jichova (C) and Philippines’ Lauren Hoffman (L) in the women’s 400m hurdles heat of the athletics event at the Paris Olympics 2024 at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

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

Paris Olympics: Hurdler John Tolentino keeps medal bid alive

(FromL) Philippines’ John Cabang, Brazil’s Eduardo Rodrigues, Poland’s Jakub Szymanski and Germany’s Manuel Mordi compete in the men’s 110m hurdles heat of the athletics event at the Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP)

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

Carlos Yulo to get millions worth of incentives after gold medal win

Carlos Yulo to Team Philippines, celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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

Carlos Yulo celebrates Paris Olympics gold with girlfriend

Carlos Yulo and his girlfriend Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose celebrate the gymnast’s gold medal win in the Paris Olympics 2024. –Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose Instagram

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

EJ Obiena ‘sorry’ for making Filipinos nervous after slow start

The Philippines’ EJ Obiena reacts as he competes in the men’s pole vault qualification of the athletics event at the Paris Olympics 2024 at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

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

‘Dismayed’ Carlo Paalam believes he won quarterfinals bout

Team Philippines’ Carlo Paalam, right, fights Australia’s Charlie Senior in their men’s 57kg quarterfinal boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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

Hidilyn Diaz congratulates Carlos Yulo on gold medal win: ‘Proud of you’

Hidilyn Diaz and Carlos Yulo, the Philippines’ only Olympic gold medalists. Yulo joined Diaz in the history books after winning the gold in the Paris Olympics 2024 men’s floor exercise in gymnastics. –HIDILYN DIAZ INSTAGRAM

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

With gold, Carlos Yulo puts PH greatness on world stage anew

Team Philippines’ Carlos Yulo celebrates after winning the gold medal during the men’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

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

Team Philippines’ Aira Villegas, right, celebrates after defeating France’s Wassila Lkhadiri in their women’s 50kg quarterfinal boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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

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.

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