The Philippines' quest for the elusive Olympic gold medal will officially resume as the Tokyo Games gets underway on Friday, July 23.
Nineteen Filipinos will be donning the national colors in 11 sports led by Olympic silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz , Carlos Yulo , EJ Obiena , and Yuka Saso . Rower Cris Nievarez will be the first to see action, while golfers Saso and Bianca Pagdanganan will be the last Filipinos to start their Olympic stints. (READ:
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