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MANILA, Philippines — With an injured shoulder, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Carlo Paalam was forced to back down during his fight against Turkmenistan’s Shukur Ovezov in the first World Boxing Qualification meet in Italy last March.
Since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the Philippines has not sent a delegation of more than 19 to the Summer Games. The Sydney contingent of 20 included four boxers and four taekwondo jins. None came home with a medal. POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino recently said he’s hoping for a delegation of about 25 athletes in Paris and it will be the largest in 28 years.
MANILA, Philippines — POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino said yesterday he expects a delegation of about 25 athletes to represent the country at the coming Paris Olympics with more qualifiers from boxing, golf, judo, cycling, swimming, athletics, skateboarding, gymnastics and weightlifting tipped to bolster the current pool of 12.
MANILA, Philippines — Criztian Pitt Laurente is putting his pro boxing career on hold to bid for a slot in the Paris Olympics and will join Carlo Paalam, Rogen Ladon and Hergie Bacyadan in the final World Qualifiers in Bangkok on May 23-June 3. There are 51 Olympic tickets left for boxing, 28 men and 23 women, in 13 weight divisions.
MANILA, Philippines – There's no rest for the weary as the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) already laid out plans for its coming campaign in the 2nd World Qualification Tournament set in Bangkok, Thailand from May 23 to June 3.
MANILA, Philippines — Binigyan ng magandang regalo nina Nesthy Petecio at Aira Villegas ang buong sambayanan ngayong women’s month.
MANILA, Philippines — Unti-unti nang nagliliwanag ang daan para kina Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio at Aira Villegas sa tangkang makasungkit ng tiket sa Paris Olympics.
MANILA, Philippines – “I will not stop until I get the Olympic gold medal.”