Filipino athletes show greatness in 2024 Paris Olympics
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00:00As the 2024 Paris Olympics surges on its third day, some Filipino athletes qualified in their quarterfinals and final stages of competition in their respective sporting events.
00:11Bernadette Tinoy has the details.
00:20First time Olympian boxer Ira Villegas claims a unanimous decision win over Yasmin Mwatake of Morocco in the women's 50kg event.
00:29The judges scored the match 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, and 29-28 in favor of the Filipina boxer.
00:40Villegas will duke it out against Rumaisa Buwalam of Algeria on Thursday, August 1.
00:46Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo will have a number of chances to win an Olympic medal as he qualified in three finals event of the men's artistic gymnastics.
00:55Tomorrow, Yulo will compete in the men's all-around event final at 11.30pm Manila time.
01:01He will also compete in the men's floor exercises on August 3 and men's wall the next day.
01:06Filipina rower Joanie Delgaco also keeps her medal hopes alive after her first-place finish in women's singles called Repoche in 7 minutes and 55 seconds.
01:17Philippine Rower Association President Patrick Gregorio asserted the Filipino skills in rowing.
01:23Meanwhile, first-ever Filipino fencing Olympian Samantha Catantan fell short against top seed and two-time world champion Ariana Errigo of Italy with the score of 15-12.
01:34Filipino-American gymnast Aleya Finnegan, Nevae Rivivar, and Emma Malabuyo also missed the cutoff for the event finals in the women's artistic gymnastics.
01:44Bernadette Tinoy from the National TV Network for the New and Better Philippines.