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Philippines sends fighting team, 22 Athletes to Paris World Olympics 2024

The Philippines sends its 22 delegates as fighting team for its participation at the 2024 Paris Olympics games. The Paris Summer Games opens early Saturday (Philippine time) and the 22 Philippine athletes from athletics, boxing, fencing, golf, gymnastics, judo, rowing, swimming, and weightlifting will give their best shut to bring home medals.

Olympic silver medalists and boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam will lead the Philippine delegation in the opening ceremony to be held at the Seine River.

List and Profile of Athletes

1. EJ Obiena, Athletics (pole vault

Asian Games – September 30, 2023 – Philippines’ EJ Obiena celebrates with the Philippines flag after winning the Men’s Pole Vault Final. Photo: REUTERS/Jeremy Lee

  • Age: 28 
  • Place of birth: Manila
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2019 Asian Athletics Championships; 2019 World University Games; 2019, 2021, 2023 SEA Games; 2022 Asian Games; 2023 Asian Athletics Championship
    • Silver: 2015 SEA Games; 2023 World Athletics Championships
    • Bronze: 2017 Asian Athletics Championships; 2022 World Championships
  • Personal best: 6.0 meters (national record, Asian record)
  • World ranking: 2
  • Schedule:
    • August 3, 4:10 p.m. – Men’s pole vault qualifying round
    • August 6, 1:00 a.m. – Men’s pole vault finals

2. John Cabang Tolentino, Athletics (110m hurdles)

Photo: PATAFA/Instagram 

  • Age: 22
  • Major achievements:
    • Bronze: 2023 SEA Games (110m hurdles); 2024 Asian Indoor Championships (60m Hurdles)
  • Personal best: 13.37 – 110m hurdles (national record)
  • World ranking: 35 (110m hurdles)
  • Schedule:
    • August 4, 5:50 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles round 1
    • August 6, 4:50 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles repechage
    • August 8, 1:05 a.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles semifinals
    • August 9, 3:45 a.m. – Men’s 110m hurdles finals

3. Lauren Hoffman, Athletics (400m hurdles

Photo: PATAFA/Instagram

  • Age: 25
  • Place of birth: Virginia, USA
  • Personal best: 55.72 – 400m hurdles (national record)
  • World ranking: 40 (400m hurdles)
  • Schedule:
    • August 4, 6:35 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles round 1
    • August 5, 4:50 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles repechage
    • August 7, 2:07 a.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles semifinals
    • August 9, 3:25 a.m. – Women’s 400m hurdles finals

4. Carlos Yulo, Artistic Gymnastic

Southeast Asian Games – Artistic Gymnastics – Olympic Marquee, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 8, 2023 Philippines’ Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo celebrates after winning gold medal in individual men’s qualification REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa 

  • Age: 24
  • Place of birth: Manila
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2019 World Championships (floor); 2021 World Championships (vault); 2022 Asian Championships (floor, vault, parallel bars); 2023 Asian Championships (floor, vault, parallel bars); 2024 Asian Championships (all-around, floor, vault, parallel bars)’ 2019 SEA Games (all-around, floor)’ 2021 SEA Games (floor, still rings, all-around, vault, horizontal bars); 2023 SEA Games (all-around, parallel bars); 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (parallel bars); 2023 FIG World Cup – Baku leg (vault, parallel bars); 2023 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (floor)
    • Silver: 2021 World Championships (parallel bars); 2022 World Championships (vault); 2022 Asian Championships (all-around); 2023 Asian Championships (all-around); 2019 SEA Games (pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bars); 2021 SEA Games (team, parallel bars); 2023 SEA Games (team, still rings); 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (vault); 2023 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (parallel bars)
    • Bronze: 2018 World Championships (floor); 2022 World Championships (parallel bars); 2023 Asian Championships (horizontal bar); 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (floor); 2023 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (vault); 2023 FIG World Cup – Cottbus leg (parallel bars)
  • Schedule:
    • July 27, 9:30 p.m. – Men’s Qualification Subdivision 2
    • July 31, 11:30 p.m. – Men’s all-around finals
    • August 3, 9:30 p.m. – Men’s floor finals
    • August 3, 11:16 p.m. – Men’s pommel horse finals
    • August 4, 9:00 p.m. – Men’s rings finals
    • August 4, 10:24 p.m. – Men’s vault finals
    • August 5, 5:45 p.m. – Men’s parallel bars finals
    • August 5, 7:33 p.m. – Men’s horizontal bar finals

5. Levi Ruivivar, Artistic Gymnastics

Photo: Levi Ruivivar/Instagram

  • Age: 18
  • Place of birth: California, USA
  • Major achievements:
    • Silver: 2024 FIG World Cup – Doha leg (uneven bars)
    • Bronze: 2024 Asian Championships (uneven bars)
  • Schedule:
    • July 28, 8:50 p.m. – Women’s Qualification Subdivision 3
    • August 2, 12:15 a.m. – Women’s all-around finals
    • August 3, 10:20 p.m. – Women’s vault finals
    • August 4, 9:40 p.m. – Women’s uneven bars finals
    • August 5, 6:38 p.m. – Women’s balance beam finals
    • August 5, 8:23 p.m. – Women’s floor exercise finals

 

6. Aleah Finnegan, Artistic Gymnastics

May 15, 2022 Philippines’ Aleah Finnegan Cruz poses on the podium after winning the Women’s Vault Exercise with silver medallist Vietnam’s Thi Quynh Nhu Nguyen and bronze medallist Indonesia’s Rifda Irfanaluthfi. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

  • Age: 21
  • Place of birth: Missouri, USA
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2021 SEA Games (team, vault)
    • Silver: 2021 SEA Games (all-around, balance beam)
    • Bronze: 2023 Asian Championships (vault, balance beam)
  • Schedule:
    • July 28, 8:50 p.m. – Women’s Qualification Subdivision 3
    • August 2, 12:15 a.m. – Women’s all-around finals
    • August 3, 10:20 p.m. – Women’s vault finals
    • August 4, 9:40 p.m. – Women’s uneven bars finals
    • August 5, 6:38 p.m. – Women’s balance beam finals
    • August 5, 8:23 p.m. – Women’s floor exercise finals

7. Emma Malabuyo, Artistic Gymnastics

Photo: UCLA Gymnastics/Instagram

  • Age: 21
  • Place of birth: California, USA
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2024 Asian Championships (floor)
    • Silver: 2023 Asian Championships (floor); 2024 FIG World Cup – Cairo leg (floor)
    • Bronze: 2024 Asian Championships (all-around)
  • Schedule:
    • July 28, 8:50 p.m. – Women’s Qualification Subdivision 3
    • August 2, 12:15 a.m. – Women’s all-around finals
    • August 3, 10:20 p.m. – Women’s vault finals
    • August 4, 9:40 p.m. – Women’s uneven bars finals
    • August 5, 6:38 p.m. – Women’s balance beam finals
    • August 5, 8:23 p.m. – Women’s floor exercise finals

8. Eumir Marcial, Boxing (80kg)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Boxing – Men’s Middleweight – Last 16 – Kokugikan Arena – Tokyo, Japan – July 29, 2021. Eumir Marcial of the Philippines wins the fight. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino 

  • Age: 28
  • Place of birth: Zamboanga City
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2015 SEA Games (welterweight); 2017 SEA Games (middleweight); 2019 SEA Games (middleweight); 2021 SEA Games (middleweight); 2020 Asia and Oceania OQT (middleweight)
    • Silver: 2015 Asian Championships (welterweight); 2019 World Championships (middleweight); 2022 Asian Games (light heavyweight)
    • Bronze: 2020 Olympics (middleweight); 2018 Asian Games (middleweight); 2021 Asian Championships (middleweight)
  • Schedule:
    • July 31, 3:04 a.m.- Men’s 80kg Round of 16
    • August 2 – Men’s 80kg quarterfinals
    • August 4 – Men’s 80kg semifinals
    • August 7 – Men’s 80kg finals

9. Nesthy Petecio, Boxing (57kg

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Boxing – Women’s Featherweight – Final – Kokugikan Arena – Tokyo, Japan – August 3, 2021 Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines reacts. Pool via REUTERS/Luis Robayo

  • Age: 32
  • Place of birth: Davao del Sur
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2019 World Championships (featherweight); 2019 SEA Games (featherweight); 2023 SEA Games (featherweight)
    • Silver: 2020 Olympics (featherweight); 2014 World Championships (featherweight); 2015 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2011 SEA Games (bantamweight); 2013 SEA Games (featherweight); 2015 SEA Games (featherweight)
    • Bronze: 2012 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2022 Asian Championships (featherweight); 2021 SEA Games (lightweight)
  • Schedule:
    • July 30, 11:54 p.m. – Women’s 57kg Round of 32
    • August 2 – Women’s 57kg Round of 16
    • August 4 – Women’s 57kg quarterfinals
    • August 7 – Women’s 57kg semifinals
    • August 10 – Women’s 57kg finals

10. Aira Villegas, Boxing (50kg)

Photo: 24 Oras

  • Age: 28
  • Place of birth: Tacloban City, Philippines
  • Major achievements:
    • Bronze: 2019 SEA Games (bantamweight)
  • Schedule:
    • July 29, 3:20 a.m. – Women’s 50kg Round of 32
    • August 1 – Women’s 50kg Round of 16
    • August 3 – Women’s 50kg quarterfinals
    • August 6 – Women’s 50kg semifinals
    • August 9 – Women’s 50kg semifinals

11. Carlo Paalam, Boxing (57kg

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Boxing – Men’s Flyweight – Quarterfinal – Kokugikan Arena – Tokyo, Japan – August 3, 2021 Carlo Paalam of the Philippines reacts after winning his fight Pool via REUTERS/Luis Robayo 

  • Age: 26
  • Place of birth: Bukidnon
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2022 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2019 SEA Games (flyweight); 2023 SEA Games (bantamweight)
    • Silver: 2020 Olympics (flyweight)
    • Bronze: 2018 Asian Games (flyweight)
  • Schedule:
    • July 31, 9:30 p.m. – Men’s 50kg Round of 16
    • August 3 – Men’s 50kg quarterfinals
    • August 8 – Men’s 50kg semifinals
    • August 10 – Men’s 50kg finals

12. Hergie Bacyadan, Boxing (75kg)

Photo: Hergie Bacyadan/Instagram

  • Age: 29
  • Place of birth: Quezon City; Hometown: Kalinga
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2023 World Championships (vovinam)
    • Silver: 2017 World Championships (wushu); 2017 Sanda World Cup (wushu); 2023 SEA Games (vovinam)
  • Schedule:
    • July 31, 6:04 p.m. – Women’s 75kg Round of 16
    • August 4 – Women’s 75kg quarterfinals
    • August 8 – Women’s 75kg semifinals
    • August 10 – Women’s 75kg final

13. John Ceniza, Weightlifting (61kg)

  • Age: 26
  • Place of birth: Cebu City
  • Major achievements:
    • Silver: 2019 SEA Games (55kg); 2023 SEA Games (61kg)
    • Bronze: 2020 IWF World Cup (61kg)
  • Schedule: August 7, 9:00 p.m. – Men’s 61kg

14. Elreen Ando, Weightlifting (59kg)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Weightlifting – Women’s 64kg – Group A – Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo, Japan – July 27, 2021. Elreen Ann Ando of the Philippines in action. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

  • Age: 25
  • Home town: Cebu City
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2023 SEA Games (59kg)
    • Silver: 2020 Asian Championships (64kg); 2024 Asian Championships (59kg); 2019 SEA Games (64kg); 2021 SEA Games (64kg)
    • Bronze: 2022 Asian Games (64kg)
  • Schedule: August 8, 9:00 p.m. – Women’s 59kg

15. Vanessa Sarno, Weightlifting (71kg)

Southeast Asian Games – Weightlifting – Olympic Taekwondo Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – May 15, 2023 Philippines’ Vanessa Palomar Sarno in action during the women’s – 71kg REUTERS/Cindy Liu 

  • Age: 20
  • Home town: Tagbilaran, Bohol
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2020 Asian Championships (71kg); 2021 SEA Games (71kg); 2023 SEA Games (71kg)
    • Silver: 2023 Asian Championships (71kg)
  • Schedule: August 10, 1:30 a.m. – Women’s 71kg

16. Sam Catantan, Fencing (women’s foil)

Photo: Sam Catantan/Instagram

  • Age: 22
  • Home town: Quezon City
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2021 SEA Games (foil)
    • Silver: 2017 SEA Games (foil); 2021 SEA Games (team foil); 2023 SEA Games (foil)
    • Bronze: 2019 SEA Games (team foil); 2019 SEA Games (foil)
  • Schedule:
    • July 28, 3:30 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 64
    • July 28, 4:25 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 32
    • July 28, 8:05 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 16
    • July 28, 9:55 p.m. – Women’s foil table of 8
    • July 29, 1:00 a.m. – Women’s foil semifinals
    • July 29, 2:50 a.m. – Women’s bronze match
    • July 29, 3:45 a.m. – Women’s gold match

17. Joanie Delgaco, Rowing (women’s single sculls)

Photo: Korean Rowing Association/World Rowing, Facebook 

  • Age: 26
  • Home town: Camarines Sur
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2019 SEA Games (lightweight double sculls); 2023 Asian Rowing Beach Sprint Championships (double sculls – mixed rowing)
    • Silver: 2021 SEA Games (single sculls)
    • Bronze: 2021 SEA Games (quadruple sculls); 2021 SEA Games (lightweight quadruple sculls)
  • Schedule:
    • July 27, 4:24 p.m. – Women’s single sculls heats 2
    • July 28, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s single sculls repechage
    • July 29, 3:54 p.m. – Women’s single sculls semifinals
    • July 30, 3:30 p.m. – Women’s single sculls quarterfinals
    • July 31, 4:14 p.m. / August 1, 3:30 p.m.  – Women’s single sculls semifinals
    • August 2, 3:42 p.m. / August 3, 3:30 p.m. – Women’s single sculls finals

18. Bianca Pagdanganan, Golf

Bianca Pagdanganan at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, photo: REUTERS/Toby Melville.

  • Age: 26
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Residence: Arizona, USA
  • World ranking: 118
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2018 Asian Games (team); 2019 SEA Games (team); 2019 SEA Games (individual)
    • Bronze: 2018 Asian Games (individual)
  • Schedule:
    • August 7, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 1
    • August 8, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 2
    • August 9, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 3
    • August 10, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 4

19. Dottie Ardina, Golf

Photo: WPGA Tour of Australasia/Facebook

  • Age: 30
  • Place of birth: Calamba, Laguna
  • World ranking: 267
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2009 SEA Games (team)
  • Schedule:
    • August 7, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 1
    • August 8, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round
    • August 9, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round
    • August 10, 3:00 p.m. – Women’s individual stroke round 4

20. Kiyomi Watanabe, Judo (63kg)

Photo: Kiyomi Watanabe/Instagram

  • Age: 27
  • Home town: Japan
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Major achievements:
    • Gold: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 SEA Games
  • Schedule:
    • July 30, 4:00 p.m. – Women’s 63kg Preliminary Rounds
    • July 30, 10:00 p.m. – Women’s 63kg finals

21. Kayla Sanchez, Swimming (100m freestyle)

Photo: Kayla Sanchez/Instagram

  • Age: 23
  • Residence: Canada
  • Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
  • Major achievements (For Canada):
    • Gold: 2021 World Championships SC (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x50m mixed freestyle)
    • Silver: 2020 Olympics (4x100m freestyle); 2018 Commonwealth Games (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2021 World Championsips SC (4x100m medley); 2022 World Championships LC (4x100m freestyle, 4x100m mixed freestyle)
    • Bronze: 2020 Olympics (4x100m freestyle); 2018 Pan Pacific Championships (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2019 World Championships LC (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2022 World Championships SC (4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medley)
  • Personal best: 51.45 (women’s 100m freestyle)
  • Schedule:
    • July 30, 5:00 p.m. – Women’s 100m freestyle heats
    • August 1, 2:30 a.m. – Women’s 100m freestyle finals

22. Jarod Hatch, Swimming (100m butterfly)

Photo: Jarod Hatch/Instagram

  • Age: 25
  • Place of birth: California, USA
  • Major achievements:
    • Silver: 2019 SEA Games (4x100m freestyle relay); 2023 SEA Games (mixed swimming: 4x100m medley relay)
    • Bronze: 2023 SEA Games (50m butterfly, 100m butterfly)
  • Personal best: 52.87 (men’s 100m butterfly)
  • Schedule:
    • August 2, 5:00 p.m. – Men’s 100m butterfly heats
    • August 4, 2:30 a.m. – Men’s 100m butterfly finals

Initial Game Schedule

The Philippines will open its campaign on Saturday with rower Joanie Delgaco in the women’s single sculls event, followed by gymnast Carlos Yulo in the men’s qualification of artistic gymnastics.

Here are the initial schedules of Philippine athletes per day:

July 27:

  • 4:12 p.m. – Joanie Delgaco – Women’s rowing single sculls heats
  • 9:30 p.m. – Carlos Yulo – Men’s artistic gymnastics qualification 

July 28:

  • 3:30 p.m. – Sam Catantan – Women’s fencing foil table of 64
  • 8:50 p.m. – Emma Malabuyo, Aleah Finnegan, Levi Ruivivar – Women’s artistic gymnastics qualification

July 29: 

  • 3:20 a.m. – Aira Villegas – Women’s boxing 50kg Round of 32

July 30: 

  • 4:00 p.m. – Kiyomi Watanabe – Women’s judo 63kg Preliminary Rounds
  • 5:00 p.m. – Kayla Sanchez – Women’s 100m freestyle heats
  • 11:54 p.m. – Nesthy Petecio – Women’s boxing 57kg Round of 32

July 31: 

  • 6:04 p.m. – Hergie Bacyadan – Women’s boxing 75kg Round of 16
  • 9:30 p.m. – Carlo Paalam – Men’s boxing 50kg Round of 16

August 2: 

  •  5:00 p.m. – Jarod Hatch – Men’s 100m butterfly heats

August 3:

  • 4:10 p.m. – EJ Obiena – Men’s pole vault qualifying round

August 4: 

  • 5:50 p.m. – John Cabang Tolentino – Men’s 110m hurdles round 1
  • 6:35 p.m. – Lauren Hoffman – Women’s 400m hurdles round 1

August 7:

  • 3:00 p.m. – Bianca Pagdanganan – Women’s golf individual stroke round 1 
  • 3:00 p.m. – Dottie Ardina – Women’s golf individual stroke round 1 
  • 9:00 p.m. – John Ceniza – Men’s weightlifting 61kg

August 8: 

  • 9:00 p.m. – Elreen Ando – Women’s weightlifting 59kg

August 10:

  • 1:30 a.m. – Vanessa Sarno – Women’s 71kg

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