IN PHOTOS: Get to know the Filipino athletes at this year's Olympic Games
The quest of the Philippines for the elusive gold medal at the prestigious Summer Olympic Games continues this year.
Although the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was postponed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine delegation is ready to get the country's first-ever gold medal.
Olympic Games veteran and 2018 Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz is ready to snatch the gold medal in the women's 55 kg weightlifting competition.
On the other hand, 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in gymnastics, Carlos Yulo, will also compete in his first-ever Olympics. He is also the first Filipino born in the 2000s to compete at the Olympic Games.
Joining Hidilyn and Carlos are 17 other Filipino athletes who will surely bring pride to the country as they compete against the best athelets in the world.
Get to know more about them here.
Carlos Yulo
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games multi-medalist in gymnastics, Carlos Yulo, is the first Filipino born in the 2000s to compete at the prestigious Summer Olympic Games.
Hidilyn Diaz
Rio Olympic Games silver medalist, Hidilyn Diaz, will try to get the country's first gold medal as she competes in the women's 55 kg weightlifting competition.
Margielyn Didal
Asian Games (2018) gold medalist Margielyn Didal will compete in the women's street skateboarding.
EJ Obiena
For the very first time, multiple record holder, EJ Obiena, will compete at the Summer Olympics in the men's pole vault event.
Kristina Knott
Filipino-American sprinter, Kristina Knott, will compete in the women's 200 meters athletics event.
Carlo Paalam
Southeast Asian Games (2019) gold medalist, Carlo Paalam, will compete in boxing's men's flyweight event.
Bianca Pagdanganan
Asian Games (2018) gold medalist, Bianca Pagdanganan, will compete at the Tokyo Olympics golf event.
Chris Nievarez
For the first time since 2000, the Philippines is set to compete in the men's single sculls event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Jayson Valdez
Jayson Valdez will compete in the men's 10-meter air rifle event, shooting competition.
Luke Gebbie
Filipino swimmer, Luke Gebbie, will compete in the men's 50-meter freestyle and men's 100-meter freestyle events.
Remedy Rule
Filipino swimmer, Remedy Rule, will compete in the women's 100-meter butterfly and women's 200-meter butterfly events.
