Back in Paris: 100 years of Philippines’ participation in the Olympics

It was 1924 when the first Filipino athlete stepped into the Olympic arena and waved the Philippine flag in Paris. “This year marks a historic milestone – our centennial anniversary of competing in the Summer Olympics . We’re incredibly proud to be among Asia’s first and Southeast Asia’s trailblazing Olympians,” Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino said in a“Let’s use this ‘Philippine Olympics 100 Years’ as a springboard for future success.

According to the NHCP, the Philippine team was under the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation , which was attached to the American Olympic Association . Manuel L. Quezon, then Senate president, served as the PAAF president. In 1929, the International Olympic Committee officially recognized the PAAF as the country’s national Olympic committee. The PAAF was renamed the Philippine Olympic Committee in 1975.OLYMPIAN.

According to family accounts, the PVO reported that Yoshi Tsuruta, Yldefonso’s longtime swimming rival and friend, discovered that the Filipino swimmer was held as a prisoner in a camp in Capas,. Tsuruta had crossed paths with Yldefonso in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, where the Japanese swimmer won back-to-back gold medals.

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