In Tokyo Olympics, Pinoy athletes live up to hype

MANILA, Philippines—In the months leading up to the Tokyo Olympics, local sports officials were not shy about expressing their optimism about the Philippines' campaign.

There were no such frustrations, only celebrations, as Filipino athletes performed in historic fashion in the Tokyo Games. Nineteen Filipino athletes came to Tokyo to compete in the Olympics that had been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in their own way they gave the country something to cheer about for the past two weeks.

For Tolentino, the Filipinos' performances showed that the momentum built by the athletes during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was still going strong. Team Philippines dominated the SEA Games at home, winning a record 149 gold medals. It began with young rower Cris Nievarez, who got the Philippines' campaign off to a rousing start when he qualified for the quarterfinals of the men's single sculls by placing third in his heat. It was already the best performance by a Filipino rower; previous qualifiers did not reach the quarterfinals. Nievarez, still only 21 years old, would finish 23rd overall in a field of 32.

Yuka Saso then ensured that the Philippines would wrap up the Summer Games on a strong note, as she shot a 65 in the final round of women's golf for a total of 274, tied for ninth place.The Filipino athletes' historic performance in Tokyo has created plenty of excitement for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris.

"We have come to this sublime moment of triumph which emboldens us to dream of more, inspires us to go further and drives us to look positively ahead," the PSC said in a statement, Saturday. "We have successfully reached this point, and now armed with a blueprint, we can all do it again"

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