Olympics: Marcial not ruling out Paris 2024 stint

Marcial will take home a bronze medal from Tokyo after a defeat to Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak, the top seed in the middleweight division. The pair engaged in a slugfest for three rounds before the Ukrainian seized a 3-2 victory, winning the final round on all of the judges' scorecards to overcome Marcial's early lead.

"Kumbaga, sobrang sakit, unang-una siyempre kasi talagang pinangarap ko 'to eh. Simula pagkabata pa lang, gusto ko na talagang makatungtong dito sa Olympics at makuha 'yung gold," he said. This is why Marcial still wants to keep on representing the Philippines, and hopefully make another appearance in the Olympic Games.

"Kung pagbibigyan ako ng pagkakataon ulit na makapag-represent sa Olympics, iga-grab ko 'yung opportunity kasi hanggang ngayon, pangarap ko pa rin na makakuha ng gold sa Olympics," Marcial said. "Unang-unang naisip ko, siguro may plano pa po 'yung Panginoon sa akin," said Marcial, who sustained a cut in his head after an action-packed first round. "Kumbaga, ito 'yung pagkatalo… Ito lang 'yung dahilan para lalo akong lumakas, lalo akong mag-improve.

Before his loss in the semifinal, Marcial had been on a roll, winning his round-of-16 and quarterfinal matches in abbreviated fashion.

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