RESULTS: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 August 10

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Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 Schedule August 10

August 10, Saturday

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Pagdanganan narrowly misses medal, Ardina helps PH to impressive finish

Bianca Pagdanganan, of the Philippines, acknowledges the crowd after putting on the 1st green during the final round of the women’s golf event at the Paris Olympics 2024, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Le Golf National, in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Wearing totally different outfits, Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina went the right direction together on Saturday, giving the Philippines something to be super proud of in the suspense theater that was the final round of women’s golf competition at the Paris Olympics.

With both carving out four-under-par 68s over the tough-as-nails Le Golf National, Pagdanganan narrowly missed entering a playoff for the bronze and finished in a 13th place tie of an ultra-talented 60-strong field made up of a lot of major champions and a handful of former world No. 1s.

One of those was New Zealand’s Lydia Ko, who opened up a five-shot lead early but needed to hang tough down the stretch in gutting out a 71 for a 278 and a two-shot win over Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who provided the drama in the closing holes after firing a 66 several flights ahead. FULL STORY

Vanessa Sarno says ‘toxic environment’ led to struggles in Paris

Team Philippines’ Vanessa Sarno competes during the women’s 71kg weightlifting event, at the Paris Olympics 2024, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara,Pool)

MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Vanessa Sarno had a rough outing on her Olympics debut.

After failing to complete her initial lift in snatch with 100kg and exiting the competition early, the 20-year-old Sarno was unable to give Team Philippines a medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s weightlifting event.

However, what’s more intriguing is that Sarno said she felt she had already lost as early as her days in the training camp in Metz, France.

“Sobrang naging down at mahina ako kasi ‘yong time na start ng Metz training, [parang] do’n ako natalo. Sobrang hirap gumalaw na ‘yong mga tao sa paligid mo, di ka na komportable. Sila dahilan bakit parang nagkadepression na ko sa sport ko,” said Sarno in an interview with Filipino reporters in Paris. FULL STORY

Carlos Yulo, Aira Villegas flag bearers for closing ceremony

Paris Olympics bronze and gold medalists Aira Villegas and Carlos Yulo will be leading Team Philippines in the Olympics closing ceremony. –AP/AFP FILE

Gymnast Carlos Yulo, the nation’s first double-gold performer in the Olympics, will carry the Philippine flag along with boxing’s bronze medalist Aira Villegas on Sunday (Monday, Manila time) during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 81,000-seat Stade de France.

Yulo installed himself as the greatest Filipino Olympian after pocketing the two gold medals in the men’s vault and floor exercise of artistic gymnastics that catapulted Team Philippines to its best finish of 29th place overall in the history of the quadrennial global showpiece. FULL STORY

‘Embarrassing’ lack of uniforms for PH Olympic golfers angers fans

Team Philippines’ golfer Dottie Ardina documenting how she has to patch on a badge of the Philippine flag in the absence of an official uniform for the Paris Olympics 2024 women’s golf competitions. –SCREENGRAB/GINA VALENCIA ARDINA FACEBOOK VIDEO

With the curtains to fall on the Paris Olympics and the Philippines to end it with its best-ever performance in a 100-year history of participation, it would be apt to just celebrate the achievements of Filipino athlete–-those who medaled or otherwise–for representing our country well.

But it’s not to be.

A video posted by the mother of golfer Dottie Ardina has gone viral as Team Philippines, which has one of the smaller delegation in these Games, did not look properly dressed for action at Le Golf National, which will be hosting the final round of the 72-hole women’s golf championship on Saturday with Ardina and Bianca Pagdanganan still having long-shot chances at adding to the PH medal count. FULL STORY

Vanessa Sarno apologizes for ‘unexpected’ Paris Olympics showing

Vanessa Sarno of the the Philippines competes during the women’s 71kg weightlifting event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

MANILA, Philippines–The expectations weighed heavily on the shoulders of Vanessa Sarno on Saturday being the lone Filipino weightlifter remaining in the Paris Olympics.

The burden proved too much for the 20-year-old Sarno, whose debut at the Summer Games ended early after she failed all three attempts in snatch in the women’s 71kg weightlifting.

Sarno, tagged as the heir apparent of Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo, offered no excuses for her performance. FULL STORY

Aira Villegas receives her bronze medal in the women’s 50kg boxing

Bronze medalist of Philippines’ Aira Villegas poses during a medals ceremony for the women’s 50 kg final boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

MANILA, Philippines— Team Philippines’ Aira Villegas on Saturday officially received the newest addition to her growing hardware: a Paris Olympics 2024 women’s boxing bronze medal.

Villegas was formally awarded with the podium finish medal at Roland-Garros Stadium after the finalé of the women’s 50kg boxing final. She shared the bronze with Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay. FULL STORY

Vanessa Sarno makes an early exit in Olympic debut

Vanessa Sarno of the Philippines competes during the women’s 71kg weightlifting event, at Paris Olympics 2024, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara,Pool)

Vanessa Sarno’s first Olympic stint ended right in the snatch early Saturday morning after the former Asian champion missed all her three attempts there in the women’s weightlifting 71kg class in the Paris Olympics at South Paris Arena.

Sarno’s exit ended the bid of the country’s weightlifting squad, the best team of the Philippine delegation in the Tokyo Games, where Hidilyn Diaz (now Diaz-Naranjo) won the gold medal of the women’s 55kg division. FULL STORY

LIVE UPDATES: Vanessa Sarno competes in the women’s weightlifting 71kg

Paris Olympics: Pagdanganan now trails by seven, Ardina cards 69

Philippines’ Bianca Isabel Pagdanganan speaks with her caddie during round 3 of the women’s golf individual stroke play of the Paris Olympics at Le Golf National in Guyancourt, south-west of Paris on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)

Dottie Ardina was the better performer for the Philippines in the third round of women’s golf competition of the Paris Olympics on Friday as Bianca Pagdanganan slowed down a tad to now be seven shots off the pace being set by Lydia Ko and Morgane Metraux at Le Golf National.

Ardina finished birdie-eagle to submit a three-under-par 69 to give folks back home a lot to cheer for, although the pocket-sized Canlubang native remained out of medal contention at 217, 10 strokes off the gold medal pace and nine off bronze.

Pagdanganan had it at four-under overall early in her front nine. She had two of her four bogeys from Nos. 12 to 17 before that two-putt birdie at the 18th. FULL STORY

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