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Fil-Am hurdler eats dust in Paris
Filipina athlete Lauren Hoffman concluded her campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics after finishing seventh, last, in her repechage heat of the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 58.28 seconds.
She had previously finished eighth in her initial heat with a time of 57.84 seconds, placing her 37th overall.
In her repechage heat, hometown bet Shana Grebo (54.91) and Ukraine's Anna Ryzhykova (54.95) took the two advancing spots.
Hoffman, 25, had needed to finish in the top 2 of her repechage heat to advance to the semifinals.
The seven top hurdlers from three repechages will advance to the semifinals, where athletes like world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Tokyo silver winner Femke Bol are expected to compete.
Hoffman, along with John Cabang in the men's 110m hurdles, qualified for the Olympics through universality berths.
Cabang also advanced to the repechage round after finishing sixth in his heat with a time of 13.66 seconds, placing him 32nd overall.
Their participation, alongside pole vault star EJ Obiena, marked the first time since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games that the Philippines sent three track and field athletes to the Olympics.
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Filipino-American hurdler Lauren Hoffman expressed gratitude for her Olympic experience at the Paris Olympics 2024, despite an Achilles injury impacting her performance and leading to an early exit.
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Filipino hurdler John Cabang Tolentino has withdrawn from the men's 110m hurdles repechage round of the Paris Olympics due to an injury, concluding his Olympic campaign.
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Filipino athlete John Cabang has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics men's 110-meter hurdles repechage due to an injury, ending the Philippine athletics team's campaign in the Games.
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Filipino hurdler John Cabang Tolentino did not secure an outright semifinals berth in the men's 110m hurdles at the Paris Olympics, finishing sixth in his heat with a time of 13.66 seconds.
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