Mga atletang Pilipino, gumuguhit ng kasaysayan sa 2024 Paris Olympics ayon kay PTV-4 resident Sports Analyst Dennis Principe
Mga atletang Pilipino, gumuguhit ng kasaysayan sa 2024 Paris Olympics ayon kay PTV-4 resident Sports Analyst Dennis Principe
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00:00At this point, we will be joined here in the studio by the resident sports analyst of Pambansang TV, Dennis Principe
00:07to talk about the performance of our athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
00:12Good evening to you, Dennis.
00:14Yes, good evening to you as well, Audrey.
00:18Okay, what is your assessment of the performance of our country in the Olympics before the 2024 Olympics?
00:27Is this what you expected or was it a surprise for all of us?
00:30Maybe what I can say is that this is what we expected, especially the experts.
00:35Because if you will notice, with Audrey, the Tokyo Olympics happened a year after her actual schedule, 2020.
00:44It happened in 2021.
00:46And then after that, she joined the Asian Games.
00:49So our athletes had a continuity.
00:54And from then on, one year before the Olympics, the Asian Games, their training continued.
01:05So we can say that it is a big thing that instead of having a vacation along the way,
01:11what the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee did is that
01:16they followed the training of the athletes.
01:19So if you will notice, Carlos Yulo won two gold medals.
01:24And then our boxers had a chance to win a bronze medal.
01:30And of course, we also have three weightlifters who can have a podium finish.
01:36So in a lot of ways, we can say that it was a surprise because of the preparations made by our country.
01:44Okay, with Dennis, I will repeat.
01:46The same question, but this time, it is particular to Carlos Yulo.
01:49So is this what the Olympic Team Committee expected?
01:53That Carlos Yulo, before the Paris Olympics, will be able to win gold medals?
02:00We can say that if we go back to the Asian Games with Audrey,
02:05because that is the so-called Olympics of Asia, right?
02:10What happened there was that Carlos skipped the Asian Games.
02:14Instead of competing in the Asian Games, he competed in the World Gymnastics Championships.
02:19And because it was close to the Paris Olympics,
02:23it helped that instead of going to the Asian level,
02:27Caloy went straight to the World Championships.
02:31And from then on, he continued to the world-class trainings and competitions.
02:40So I think that is a big factor.
02:43We are not blaming the Asian Games, but it was a level-up competition.
02:49The glitter here in the Philippines in the Asian Games was lesser.
02:55It was very popular.
02:56But despite that, he still went to the World Championships.
03:01So I think he was prepared when he came here to the Paris Olympics
03:06because of the decision to skip the Asian Games and choose the World Championships.
03:11So it turns out that Carlos Yulo went through the right path.
03:16And he became a strong contender right away.
03:18But here, EJ Oviena fell short a bit.
03:22What can you say about his performance?
03:24It was just a bit. His standing was fourth.
03:28So what can you say about EJ Oviena's overall performance?
03:32Well, he fell short because he was the only bronze medalist.
03:37But if you look at his previous performance in the Tokyo Olympics, he was number 11.
03:42And now, he is number 4.
03:44Considering that he suffered a minor injury, that is the news that is coming out.
03:52So to become number 4, you can say that he is almost there.
03:56In boxing, he is already a bronze medalist.
03:58So we can say that while he fell short, statistically, we can still say that it was a big improvement.
04:04And hopefully, this will help EJ Oviena to take this experience to make the LA Olympics better.
04:13Because he will tell himself that he is already there from 11 to 4.
04:17When 2028 comes, I am still at the right age.
04:20Maybe by that time, I will have at least a bronze medal or a podium finish when 2028 comes.
04:28Was EJ Oviena really prepared? Or was it just a strong competition?
04:34Well, you saw his opponent, Duplantis.
04:38His performance was a world record.
04:40He was very strong.
04:42But EJ Oviena suffered many times.
04:45We can never tell.
04:46If EJ didn't have an injury, maybe he could have given Duplantis a good fight.
04:51But it's already over.
04:53It's already a chapter in his career.
04:58So for me, if there is someone who will not make Duplantis suffer,
05:03especially when it comes to the next Olympics,
05:06it's still our child who can make him suffer.
05:08EJ Oviena.
05:09Okay.
05:10With Dennis, let's talk about the gold medal hopes.
05:12We still have two boxers, Filipino boxers, who will fight.
05:17This is Villanueva, Aira, and Nesty Petetio.
05:22Yes.
05:22So, they are confident in the bronze.
05:24Now, they will fight for the silver.
05:26What are our chances for our two boxers?
05:30Okay.
05:30Nesty Petetio has already tried for once.
05:33He was a silver medalist in the last Olympics.
05:35And when it comes to style,
05:38Nesty is easier to adjust.
05:42And he already used that in the previous fights.
05:45Against India, his opponent moved and he became tactical.
05:50When it comes to his next fight,
05:52he saw that his opponent is a slugger.
05:55He did it.
05:57He followed it and it came out.
05:58His opponents from Poland are more of a mover.
06:02Tactical.
06:03So again, whether you give tactical or slugger to Nesty,
06:07he already prepared that.
06:09He already experienced that in France.
06:11It's easier for him to adjust.
06:13I saw a big challenge for Aira Villegas
06:16because the entire time,
06:18on her way to the semifinals,
06:21her opponents were just going in and in.
06:23That's why the whole time,
06:25she used her reach and speed advantage.
06:29Her opponents were just moving around.
06:31So here, we will see
06:33what kind of adjustment
06:36Aira Villegas can do
06:39because it's going to be a totally new opponent
06:42for Aira Villegas.
06:43These are her opponents.
06:44But knowing Aira,
06:46I think,
06:47in order for her to become more talented
06:49in her first fights,
06:50I think,
06:51she will become more talented
06:53when it comes to her fight against this Turkish opponent.
06:56Well, let's pray together
06:58for our fellow countrymen
07:00who are fighting in the Paralympics.
07:02Thank you very much,
07:03PTV resident sports analyst,
07:04with Dennis Principe.