PH Olympic team eyes more medals in Paris

Team Philippines is aiming for more success in the upcoming Paris Olympics, drawing inspiration from past Olympic achievements.

A contingent of 22 Filipino athletes will compete in the Paris Olympics, each aiming to achieve legendary status and significant financial rewards.

Weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz will not be competing in Paris.

However, boxing medalists Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, and Eumir Marcial are returning to spearhead the country's campaign.

Pole vault star EJ Obiena, ranked No. 2 in the world, and gymnastics champion Carlos Yulo are considered top medal prospects.

Other athletes competing include Lauren Hoffman (athletics), John Cabang Tolentino (athletics), Hergie Bacyadan (boxing), Aira Villegas (boxing), Aleah Finnegan (gymnastics), Emma Malabuyo (gymnastics), Levi Jung-Ruivivar (gymnastics), Elreen Ando (weightlifting), John Ceniza (weightlifting), and Vanessa Sarno (weightlifting).

🤖

This story was generated by AI to help you understand the key points. For more detailed coverage, please see the news articles from trusted media outlets below.

News Sources

See how different news organizations are covering this story. Below are the original articles from various Philippine news sources that contributed to this summary.