1st-time Pinay Olympian Aira Villegas, naka-bronze sa Women's 50-kilogram event

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Umakyat pa ang medal standing ng Pilipinas sa 2024 Paris Olympics dahil sa bronze medal ni first-time Olympian na si Aira Villegas. Ikatlo na para sa bansa ang medalya niya sa Women's 50-kilogram boxing event Inaabangan na rin kung magiging ginto ba ang tiyak nang medalya ni Nesthy Petecio na sasabak sa semis ng kanyang dibisyon sa boxing.

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00:00Good evening Los Angeles and Mindanao!

00:04The medal standing of the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics has risen

00:10because of the bronze medal of the first-time Olympian, Ira Villegas.

00:15Her medal in the women's 50kg boxing event is the third for the country.

00:20We are also waiting to see if the medal of Nesty Petesio

00:25will be the same in the semifinals of her division in boxing.

00:29J.P. Soriano is on the scene.

00:35Mayor Emil Vicky, Kapuso.

00:37It's past 12 o'clock in the afternoon here in Paris, France.

00:40The Olympic ring is still on display in the famous Eiffel Tower.

00:45But Ira Villegas' heart is already beating in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028

00:51after winning the bronze here in Paris.

00:54First-time Olympian, but here comes the bronze medal right away,

00:58Ira Villegas' gift to the Philippines.

01:01At one point in the second round,

01:03the opponent of Businas Kakeroglu fell from Turkey.

01:08But in the end, the Turkish boxer won the points via unanimous decision.

01:13To get the bronze, she needs to beat the best in her weight division.

01:20She needs to beat the best in her weight division

01:24as the opponent of the host country, France.

01:28Now, her target is to fight in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028.

01:34Now, we will find out if Nesty Petesio's sure medalist

01:39here in Paris, which won the silver in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, will reach the top.

01:46One, two, three!

01:48John Febber-Seneza will also join weightlifting,

01:52the sport that won the first Olympic gold in the Philippines

01:56due to the lifting of Heidelin Diaz in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

02:01That's right, because Diaz is here in Paris, France

02:05to support the Filipino athletes.

02:08He even joined some of them this afternoon.

02:13This is for the country, right?

02:17At 9 o'clock in the evening in the Philippines,

02:21John Febber-Seneza will fight.

02:23This is his first time in the Olympics and he will fight only for one day.

02:27That means we will find out if he will win a medal.

02:31The next day in the Philippines, at 3 o'clock in the morning,

02:36Nesty Petesio will fight for her journey

02:41to win a medal here in Paris.

02:44And live from Paris, France, and as part of the Philippine Olympic Committee Media,

02:47back to you.

02:49Thank you very much, JP Soriano.

1st-time Pinay Olympian Aira Villegas, naka-bronze sa Women's 50-kilogram event | 24 Oras

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