POC: Pacquiao in Paris will boost Olympic boxing tilt

If he must go through the regular route, Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao cannot fulfill his dream of seeing action in the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris.

The victorious Filipino athletes, led by gold medalists EJ Obiena in pole vault and Annie Ramirez and Meggie Ochoa in jiu-jitsu, in the just concluded Hangzhou Asian Games, and POC officials led by President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino meet the press upon arrival in Manila on Monday night. “It has to go through a lot of processes until it reaches the IOC board. But we are hoping that they will consider it. Hopefully by April, or earlier than that, we will have their answer .”

If he is considered for the universality rule, Pacquiao’s presence will not just “be good for Olympics boxing in general,” but will also boost the confidence of the entire Filipino boxing team, and perhaps the whole Philippine delegation to Paris. Pacquiao has earlier voiced out his desire to compete in the Olympics—a dream he wants to fulfill before closing a colorful boxing career that made him champions in various weight classes—something only he has accomplished.

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