LIVE UPDATES, RESULTS: Team Philippines, 2024 Paris Olympics – July 27
MANILA, Philippines – Team Philippines kicks off its Paris Olympics campaign on Saturday, July 27, as gymnast Carlos Yulo and rower Joanie Delgaco open their respective bids. Here’s the schedule on Day 1, Manila time:
- 1:30 am – Opening ceremony
- 4:12 pm – Joanie Delgaco | rowing, women’s single sculls, heats
- 9:30 pm – Carlos Yulo | gymnastics, men’s artistic all-around qualification
Delgaco falls short
Joanie Delgaco missed out on an outright quarterfinal berth in the women’s single sculls after placing fourth in Heat 2.
Delgaco clocked 7:56.26 to finish behind the Netherlands’ Karolien Florijin (7:36.90), Switzerland’s Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen (7:41.15), and Slovenia’s Nina Kostanjsek (7:46.30).
Only the top three from each of the six heats advanced to the quarterfinals.
But Delgaco can still reach the quarterfinals through the repechage set on Sunday, July 28.
Full story here.
Preview
Delgaco is the first to see action among the Philippines’ 22 qualified athletes when she competes in the women’s single sculls heats.
Then hours later, Yulo takes center stage in the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around qualification with hopes of reaching as many apparatus finals as possible as he eyes medals in his pet events floor exercise and vault.
Opening ceremony
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— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) July 26, 2024
Flag bearers Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio lead Team Philippines in the #Paris2024 opening ceremony as the country celebrates 100 years of Olympic participation.
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