Petecio PH flag bearer in closing ceremony Philippines' Carlo Paalam celebrates his silver medal during the medal ceremony for the men's fly (48-52kg) boxing final bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL / AFP) TOKYO...
Photo from Eumir Marcial's Facebook account The gold may have eluded Philippine boxing yet again, but the three medals it collected in Tokyo will give the country its best-ever Olympic performance in the squared circle. Two silvers from Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial’s bronze...
MB File Photo Boxing featherweight silver medalist Nesthy Petecio will carry the country’s colors in Sunday’s closing ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino announced this Saturday, saying they had bestowed the honor to Petecio after...
Take a bow Team Philippines. Team Philippines at the Tokyo Olympics (Photo: Philippine Olympic Committee) Malacañang has commended Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam for his silver medal finish and rest of the Filipino athletes for displaying the "best Olympic performance in history." The Philippines so...
Photo from Alexcel Dargantes Memorial Facebook page It was a promise fulfilled for Nesthy Petecio to her late best friend, Alexcel Dargantes, upon clinching the boxing silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics. In a Facebook post, Petecio shared her gratitude for the blessings she has been receiving as if...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) expressed its adulation to the Filipino athletes representing the country in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and thanked them for being a "source of inspiration" amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from the Philippine Olympic Committee) In a...
The Philippine delegation before the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony Already assured of its best showing in the ongoing Tokyo Games, Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay Representative Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is confident the country will also perform well in next...
After Nesthy Petecio heard the announcer call Sena Irie's name as the Olympic gold medal winner in the women's featherweight finals, the Filipina boxer took a moment of silence, nodded her head multiple times, and gave a round of applause for her Japanese opponent. Japan's Sena Irie (right)...
Lea Salonga was among celebrities who supported boxer Nesthy Petecio, who yielded to Japan's Sena Irie to settle for the silver medal in the women’s featherweight (54-57kg) division at the Tokyo Olympics. Recall that after the fight, Nesthy quickly apologized for not bringing home another gold...
Senator Risa Hontiveros is seeking to honor Filipino athlete Nesthy Petecio after bagging a silver medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution No. 822 to commend Petecio "for making history as the first Filipina boxer to win an Olympic silver medal". Silver...
Silver medal, P20 million, condo unit await her Silver medallist Philippines' Nesthy Petecio poses on the podium with her medal after the women's feather (54-57kg) boxing final bout during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / POOL /...
Photo from AFP As boxer Carlo Paalam claimed a spot in the semis of the flyweight category Tuesday, his sure podium finish gave the Philippine Team its fourth medal in the Tokyo Olympics. That assured the country its best showing since joining the greatest sporting event 89 years ago. It was during...
