MANILA, Philippines – Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao doubled down on his commitment to join the Philippine contingent for the Paris Games, saying being an Olympian was his original goal when he entered the sport as a teenager.
“From the beginning, I went to Manila to be part of the Philippine team, but I wasn’t picked, I was rejected…because they said I was not good,” boxing’s only eight-division champion added. In August, Philippine Olympic Committee President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino bared that Pacquiao reached out to inquire about the qualification process.
The boxing icon has two options – to make it through the two Olympic boxing qualifiers in early 2024 or clinch one of the four Universality rule spots to be awarded by the International Olympic Committee. He has since fought in several exhibition bouts, with one more coming up in early 2024 against muay thai legend Buakaw Banchamek. Pacquiao, the founder of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League , extended his hand in the volleyball scene as the MPVA is set to hold its inaugural game on October 15. Following the single round-robin eliminations, the league will stage its playoffs in a best-of-three affair from the quarterfinals through the championship series.
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