After securing a fourth medal with boxer Nesthy Petecio’s bronze medal finish on Wednesday, the Philippines ranked No. 23 in the updated 2024 Paris Olympics medal table.
The Philippines, which has two gold medals and two bronzes, is tied with Hong Kong, China just behind No. 22 Belgium, which has two golds and three bronzes.
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LOOK: Here are the scheduled matches of our Filipino athletes in #paris2024 today, August 8 (PH Time).
Golfers Bianca Pagdanganan and Dottie Ardina will continue their campaigns in round 2 of the women’s individual stroke play at 30 PM.
Weightlifter Elreen Ando will begin her campaign in this year’s Summer Games at 90 PM.
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Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, one of two boxers at the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Olympics, moved a step closer to the Olympic title when she beat Turkey's Esra Yildiz by unanimous decision in the women's featherweight semi-finals on Wednesday.
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As mandated by Republic Act 10699 signed in 2015, medalists from the Philippines shall receive a cash incentive depending on their rankings.
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