Get ready to bring out your Pinoy Pride!
As we inch closer to the 2024 Paris Olympics, we bring you a list of the Filipinos who are qualified to compete in the world stage! Who are some athletes that we hope to see in the Olympics? Watch this episode featuring Maia and Marco, the Philippines' first AI Sportscasters.
Follow #GMASports for more updates on #PARIS2024.
As we inch closer to the 2024 Paris Olympics, we bring you a list of the Filipinos who are qualified to compete in the world stage! Who are some athletes that we hope to see in the Olympics? Watch this episode featuring Maia and Marco, the Philippines' first AI Sportscasters.
Follow #GMASports for more updates on #PARIS2024.
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00:00 The Paris Olympics is fast approaching and several Filipino athletes have already qualified for the international competition.
00:06 To hype you for the 2024 Olympics, GMA Sports is proud to feature the top Filipino contenders headed for France this year.
00:14 First up is Asia's best pole vaulter EJ Oviena.
00:24 Currently ranked second in the world in the men's pole vault event,
00:27 he booked his ticket to the Paris Games last July after meeting the entry standard of 5.82 meters in the Bauhausgalan leg of the Diamond League in Stockholm, Sweden.
00:36 This will be his second consecutive stint in the Olympics.
00:39 After a controversial decision to part ways with his longtime Japanese mentor Munahiro Kugimiya,
00:50 gymnastics phenom Carlos Yulo secured a second trip to the Olympics after placing as the highest ranked eligible athlete in his pet event,
00:58 the floor exercise, in the 2023 World Artistics Gymnastics Championships.
01:04 Yulo opted out of the 2023 AGIAD to focus on the world tournament alongside Aldrin Castaneda, who was his coach during his junior years.
01:16 A fellow gymnast, 20-year-old Alea Finnegan, booked her first Olympics appearance for the Philippines
01:22 after placing 32nd in the women's all-around event in the World Gymnastics Championships.
01:29 The Philippines is the second country she has ever represented.
01:33 Back when she was a part of the U.S. team, she belonged to the squad that won the women's team crown in the 2019 Pan American Games.
01:43 Lastly, boxer Ymir Marshal is set for another trip back to the Olympics,
01:49 after knocking out Syrian opponent Amman Ghosun in the semis of the men's 80-kilogram division in the recently concluded Asian Games.
01:57 Following the victory, Ymir went on to bag a silver medal in the tournament.
02:01 Ymir's second place win was even talked about by his fans, as some believed that he could have won gold in the AGIAD.
02:07 Last Olympics, the Zamboanga-born boxer clinched his first silver medal, and Filipinos are eager to see how far he can go in Paris 2024.
02:16 As we come closer to Paris 2024, we're also looking at more athletes that can potentially compete in the Olympics.
02:23 Here are some familiar names everyone's looking forward to seeing in the upcoming games.
02:27 Despite placing 4th in the Asian Games in 2023, Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medalist,
02:34 Heidelin Diaz, remains positive and focused in the remaining qualification events for Paris 2024.
02:41 Heidelin already made history in the past Olympics, and surely, Filipinos will be cheering her on as she vies for her spot.
02:49 If you support Heidelin, go ahead and cheer her on in the comments.
02:53 After bowing out of the 57-kilogram division in boxing at the Asian Games,
02:58 Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam looks to slide back to his old 51-kilogram division in the upcoming qualifying tournaments for the 2024 Paris Games.
03:09 Fans will surely be waiting to see Carlo Paalam back in the Olympic stage, fighting for a medal.
03:16 Another boxer and Olympic silver medalist from the Tokyo Games, Nesthi Piteshaw, missed out on a direct trip to the Paris Olympics
03:24 after falling before the semifinal round in the 2023 Asian Games.
03:30 Now, she would need to compete in qualifying tournaments in 2024 to reclaim her spot in the Olympic podium in Paris.
03:38 Everyone is cheering you on, Nesthi!
03:41 Meanwhile, Olympic skater Marjilin Didal looks to get back on track for the upcoming competitions that offer Olympic qualifying points.
03:49 This 2024, she didn't disappoint the home crowd as she was part of the country's three-medal haul in the inaugural Southeast Asian Street Skateboarding Competition held in Baler Aurora.
04:01 We hope to see you in the Olympic Games this 2024, Marji!
04:05 While it was a hard-fought spot, the Gila's Pilipinas men's basketball team is still in contention for the Olympics after they defeated China and placed 24th overall in the World Cup.
04:17 With newly appointed head coach Tim Cohn on the team, the new Gila's Pilipinas is ramped up with new and familiar talents as they compete in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers.
04:30 Do you think Gila's Pilipinas can make it to the Olympics with a new coach and a new lineup? Sound off in the comments!
04:38 With the Paris Games steadily approaching, our athletes are ramping up their preparations to get the chance to represent the Philippines and shine in the world's biggest sporting event of 2024.
04:48 Which event are you looking forward to in the Olympics? Who are the athletes that you want to see?
04:53 Stay updated by following GMA Integrated News, GMA Sports and GMA Synergy. See you in the next video!
05:00 [Outro]