Tuesday, September 17, 2024

[Rewind] The Philippines at the Paris Olympics 2024

I'm posting this late because I didn't want to interrupt my posts about my safari adventure but I would be remiss if I didn't post about the Paris Olympics. The Philippines achieved our best result in an Olympic Games. Carlos Yulo won two golds in gymnastics while Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio both won bronze in boxing. Way to go, Philippines! Our first two medals came courtesy of Carlos Yulo. Caloy won gold on the Men's Floor Exercise. It was his first Olympic gold. The next day, he doubled his tally, winning his second gold medal in the Men's Vault. These achievements allowed Caloy to set some Philippine records. He is the first Filipino to win two golds, the first Filipino to win two multiple medals in the same games, the first Filipino male to win a gold medal, and the first Filipino to win a medal in gymnastics. What an amazing athlete! I'm really happy for Caloy! A couple of days later, Aira Villegas won the Philippines' third medal by taking home the bronze in Women's 50kg Boxing. This was her first Olympic medal. And finally, Nesthy Petecio also took home a bronze in Women's 57kg Boxing. This makes her the fourth Filipino to be a multiple Olympic medalist after Teófilo Yldefonso (who won bronze medals in swimming in 1928 and 1932), Hidilyn Diaz, and Caloy Yulo. Congratulations to all our medalists and to all our Olympians! Thank you for competing hard, doing your best, and bringing pride to our country. Mabuhay kayo!
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