Gymnast Carlos Yulo and boxer Carlo Paalam lead the medal charge on a star-studded day also featuring pole vaulter EJ Obiena and boxer Nesthy Petecio
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MANILA, Philippines – Medals have been elusive for Team Philippines through the first week of the Paris Olympics, but that could all change on Saturday, August 3.4:10 pm – EJ Obiena | athletics, men’s pole vault, qualificationYulo shoots for the Philippines’ first-ever Olympic gymnastics medal as he competes in the men’s floor exercise final, which includes top qualifier Jake Jarman of Great Britain and defending champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel.
Paalam, meanwhile, aims to assure himself of at least a bronze when he battles Australia’s Charlie Senior in the men’s 57kg quarterfinal. Obiena begins his medal quest as he sees action in the men’s pole vault qualification, hoping to clear the 5.80-meter qualifying standard or be among the 12 best performers to reach the final.
Petecio resumes her bid of repeating as an Olympic medalist, facing France’s Amina Zidani in the round of 16 of the women’s 57kg division.Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017.
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