The Philippines marks its 100th year of participation in the Olympics as it joins the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Paris Summer Games will open on early Saturday (Philippine time) and the country will send 22 athletes from athletics, boxing, fencing, golf, gymnastics, judo, rowing, swimming, and weightlifting.

Olympic silver medalists and boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam will lead the Philippine delegation in the opening ceremony to be held at the Seine River.

Here are the updates you need to know:

2024 Paris Olympics Medal Tally

List of athletes

Returnees and newcomers will rep the flag in the Paris Summer Games:

EJ Obiena, Athletics (pole vault)

• Age: 28 
• Place of birth: Manila
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2019 Asian Athletics Championships; 2019 World University Games; 2019, 2021, 2023 SEA Games; 2022 Asian Games; 2023 Asian Athletics Championship
  • Silver: 2015 SEA Games; 2023 World Athletics Championships
  • Bronze: 2017 Asian Athletics Championships; 2022 World Championships
• Personal best: 6.0 meters (national record, Asian record)
• World ranking: 2
• Schedule:
  • August 3, 4:10 p.m. - Men's pole vault qualifying round - advanced to finals 
  • August 6, 1:00 a.m. - Men's pole vault finals - 4th place

John Cabang Tolentino, Athletics (110m hurdles)

• Age: 22
• Major achievements:
  • Bronze: 2023 SEA Games (110m hurdles); 2024 Asian Indoor Championships (60m Hurdles)
• Personal best: 13.37 - 110m hurdles (national record)
• World ranking: 35 (110m hurdles)
• Schedule:
  • August 4, 5:50 p.m. - Men's 110m hurdles round 1 - relegated to repechage
  • August 6, 4:50 p.m. - Men's 110m hurdles repechage - DNS due to injury

Lauren Hoffman, Athletics (400m hurdles)

• Age: 25
• Place of birth: Virginia, USA
• Personal best: 55.72 - 400m hurdles (national record)
• World ranking: 40 (400m hurdles)
• Schedule:
  • August 4, 6:35 p.m. - Women's 400m hurdles round 1 - relegated to repechage
  • August 5, 4:50 p.m. - Women's 400m hurdles repechage - 7th in group

Carlos Yulo, Artistic Gymnastics

• Age: 24
• Place of birth: Manila
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2019 World Championships (floor); 2021 World Championships (vault); 2022 Asian Championships (floor, vault, parallel bars); 2023 Asian Championships (floor, vault, parallel bars); 2024 Asian Championships (all-around, floor, vault, parallel bars)' 2019 SEA Games (all-around, floor)' 2021 SEA Games (floor, still rings, all-around, vault, horizontal bars); 2023 SEA Games (all-around, parallel bars); 2024 FIG World Cup - Doha leg (parallel bars); 2023 FIG World Cup - Baku leg (vault, parallel bars); 2023 FIG World Cup - Doha leg (floor)
  • Silver: 2021 World Championships (parallel bars); 2022 World Championships (vault); 2022 Asian Championships (all-around); 2023 Asian Championships (all-around); 2019 SEA Games (pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, horizontal bars); 2021 SEA Games (team, parallel bars); 2023 SEA Games (team, still rings); 2024 FIG World Cup - Doha leg (vault); 2023 FIG World Cup - Doha leg (parallel bars)
  • Bronze: 2018 World Championships (floor); 2022 World Championships (parallel bars); 2023 Asian Championships (horizontal bar); 2024 FIG World Cup - Doha leg (floor); 2023 FIG World Cup - Doha leg (vault); 2023 FIG World Cup - Cottbus leg (parallel bars)
• Schedule:
  • July 27, 9:30 p.m. - Men's Qualification Subdivision 2
    • Scores: 
      • Floor - 14.766 (2nd) - advances to finals
      • Pommel Horse - 13.066
      • Rings - 13.000
      • Vault - 14.683 (6th) - advances to finals
      • Parallel Bars - 14.533
      • Horizontal Bar - 13.466 
      • Total score: 83.631 (9th) - advances to finals
  • July 31, 11:30 p.m. - Men's all-around finals - 12th
  • August 3, 9:30 p.m. - Men's floor finals - gold medal
  • August 4, 10:24 p.m. - Men's vault finals - gold medal

Levi Ruivivar, Artistic Gymnastics

• Age: 18
• Place of birth: California, USA
• Major achievements:
  • Silver: 2024 FIG World Cup - Doha leg (uneven bars)
  • Bronze: 2024 Asian Championships (uneven bars)
• Schedule:
  • July 28, 8:50 p.m. - Women's Qualification Subdivision 3
    • Scores:
      • Balance Beam - 11.866
      • Floor exercise - 12.433
      • Vault - 13.600
      • Uneven Bars - 13.200
      • All-around - 51.099

Aleah Finnegan, Artistic Gymnastics

• Age: 21
• Place of birth: Missouri, USA
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2021 SEA Games (team, vault)
  • Silver: 2021 SEA Games (all-around, balance beam)
  • Bronze: 2023 Asian Championships (vault, balance beam)
• Schedule:
  • July 28, 8:50 p.m. - Women's Qualification Subdivision 3
    • Scores:
      • Balance Beam - 11.466
      • Floor exercise - 12.733
      • Vault - 13.383
      • Uneven bars - 12.566
      • All-around - 50.498

Emma Malabuyo, Artistic Gymnastics

• Age: 21
• Place of birth: California, USA
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2024 Asian Championships (floor)
  • Silver: 2023 Asian Championships (floor); 2024 FIG World Cup - Cairo leg (floor)
  • Bronze: 2024 Asian Championships (all-around)
• Schedule:
  • July 28, 8:50 p.m. - Women's Qualification Subdivision 3
    • Scores:
      • Balance Beam - 12.233
      • Floor exercise - 13.100
      • Vault - 13.266
      • Uneven Bars - 12.500
      • All-around - 51.099

Eumir Marcial, Boxing (80kg)

• Age: 28
• Place of birth: Zamboanga City
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2015 SEA Games (welterweight); 2017 SEA Games (middleweight); 2019 SEA Games (middleweight); 2021 SEA Games (middleweight); 2020 Asia and Oceania OQT (middleweight)
  • Silver: 2015 Asian Championships (welterweight); 2019 World Championships (middleweight); 2022 Asian Games (light heavyweight)
  • Bronze: 2020 Olympics (middleweight); 2018 Asian Games (middleweight); 2021 Asian Championships (middleweight)
• Schedule:
  • July 31, 3:04 a.m.- Men's 80kg Round of 16 - lost to Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev

Nesthy Petecio, Boxing (57kg)

• Age: 32
• Place of birth: Davao del Sur
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2019 World Championships (featherweight); 2019 SEA Games (featherweight); 2023 SEA Games (featherweight)
  • Silver: 2020 Olympics (featherweight); 2014 World Championships (featherweight); 2015 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2011 SEA Games (bantamweight); 2013 SEA Games (featherweight); 2015 SEA Games (featherweight)
  • Bronze: 2012 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2022 Asian Championships (featherweight); 2021 SEA Games (lightweight)
• Schedule:
  • July 30, 11:54 p.m. - Women's 57kg Round of 32 def. India's Jaismine via unanimous decision - advances to Round of 16
  • August 3, 2:00 a.m. - Women's 57kg Round of 16 def. France's Amina Zidani - advances to QF
  • August 4 - Women's 57kg quarterfinals def. China's Xu Zinchun - advances to semis
  • August 7 - Women's 57kg semifinals - settles for bronze

Aira Villegas, Boxing (50kg)

• Age: 28
• Place of birth: Tacloban City, Philippines
• Major achievements: 
  • Bronze: 2019 SEA Games (bantamweight)
• Schedule:
  • July 29, 3:20 a.m. - Women's 50kg Round of 32 def. Morocco's Yasmine Mouttaki - advances to Round of 16
  • August 2, 2:16 a.m. - Women's 50kg Round of 16 def. Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria - advances to QF
  • August 3 - Women's 50kg quarterfinals  def. Wassila Lkhadiri of France - advances to semis
  • August 6 - Women's 50kg semifinals - settles for bronze

Carlo Paalam, Boxing (57kg)

• Age: 26
• Place of birth: Bukidnon
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2022 Asian Championships (bantamweight); 2019 SEA Games (flyweight); 2023 SEA Games (bantamweight)
  • Silver: 2020 Olympics (flyweight)
  • Bronze: 2018 Asian Games (flyweight)
• Schedule:
  • July 31, 9:30 p.m. - Men's 50kg Round of 16 def. Jude Gallagher via unanimous decision - advances to QF
  • August 3 - Men's 50kg quarterfinals - falls to Charlie Senior of Australia

Hergie Bacyadan, Boxing (75kg)

• Age: 29
• Place of birth: Quezon City; Hometown: Kalinga
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2023 World Championships (vovinam)
  • Silver: 2017 World Championships (wushu); 2017 Sanda World Cup (wushu); 2023 SEA Games (vovinam)
• Schedule:
  • July 31, 6:04 p.m. - Women's 75kg Round of 16 - lost to China's Li Qian 

John Ceniza, Weightlifting (61kg)

• Age: 26
• Place of birth: Cebu City
• Major achievements:
  • Silver: 2019 SEA Games (55kg); 2023 SEA Games (61kg)
  • Bronze: 2020 IWF World Cup (61kg)
• Schedule: August 7, 9:00 p.m. - Men's 61kg - DNF

Elreen Ando, Weightlifting (59kg)

• Age: 25
• Home town: Cebu City
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2023 SEA Games (59kg)
  • Silver: 2020 Asian Championships (64kg); 2024 Asian Championships (59kg); 2019 SEA Games (64kg); 2021 SEA Games (64kg)
  • Bronze: 2022 Asian Games (64kg)
• Schedule: August 8, 9:00 p.m. - Women's 59kg - 6th

Vanessa Sarno, Weightlifting (71kg)

• Age: 20
• Home town: Tagbilaran, Bohol
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2020 Asian Championships (71kg); 2021 SEA Games (71kg); 2023 SEA Games (71kg)
  • Silver: 2023 Asian Championships (71kg)
• Schedule: August 10, 1:30 a.m. - Women's 71kg - DNF

Sam Catantan, Fencing (women's foil)

• Age: 22
• Home town: Quezon City
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2021 SEA Games (foil)
  • Silver: 2017 SEA Games (foil); 2021 SEA Games (team foil); 2023 SEA Games (foil)
  • Bronze: 2019 SEA Games (team foil); 2019 SEA Games (foil)
• Schedule:
  • July 28, 3:30 p.m. - Women's foil table of 64 def. Mariana Pistoia of Brazil - 15-13 - will advance to table of 32
  • July 28, 4:25 p.m. - Women's foil table of 32 - falls to Italy's Arianna Erigo, 15-12. 

Joanie Delgaco, Rowing (women's single sculls)

• Age: 26
• Home town: Camarines Sur
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2019 SEA Games (lightweight double sculls); 2023 Asian Rowing Beach Sprint Championships (double sculls - mixed rowing)
  • Silver: 2021 SEA Games (single sculls)
  • Bronze: 2021 SEA Games (quadruple sculls); 2021 SEA Games (lightweight quadruple sculls)
• Schedule:
  • July 27, 4:24 p.m. - Women's single sculls heats 2 - 4th (7:56.26) - relegated to repechage
  • July 28, 3:00 p.m. - Women's single sculls repechage 1 -  1st (7:55.00) will advance to quarterfinals 
  • July 30, 3:30 p.m. - Women's single sculls quarterfinals 3 - 6th (7:58.30) - relegated to semis C/D
  • July 31, 4:14 p.m. - Women's single sculls semifinals C/D - 5th (8:00.18) - relegated to Finals D
  • August 2, 4:30 p.m. - Women's single sculls finals D - 20th overall

Bianca Pagdanganan, Golf

• Age: 26
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Residence: Arizona, USA
• World ranking: 118
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2018 Asian Games (team); 2019 SEA Games (team); 2019 SEA Games (individual)
  • Bronze: 2018 Asian Games (individual)
• Schedule:
  • August 7, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round 1
  • August 8, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round 2
  • August 9, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round 3
  • August 10, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round 4 - finishes 4th

Dottie Ardina, Golf

• Age: 30
• Place of birth: Calamba, Laguna
• World ranking: 267
• Major achievements:
  • Gold: 2009 SEA Games (team)
• Schedule:
  • August 7, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round 1
  • August 8, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round
  • August 9, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round
  • August 10, 3:00 p.m. - Women's individual stroke round 4 - finishes T13

Kiyomi Watanabe, Judo (63kg)

• Age: 27
• Home town: Japan
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Major achievements: 
  • Gold: 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 SEA Games
• Schedule:
  • July 30, 4:00 p.m. - Women's 63kg Preliminary Rounds - lost to Jing Tang via ippon

Kayla Sanchez, Swimming (100m freestyle)

• Age: 23
• Residence: Canada
• Olympic appearances: Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024
• Major achievements (For Canada):
  • Gold: 2021 World Championships SC (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x50m mixed freestyle)
  • Silver: 2020 Olympics (4x100m freestyle); 2018 Commonwealth Games (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2021 World Championsips SC (4x100m medley); 2022 World Championships LC (4x100m freestyle, 4x100m mixed freestyle)
  • Bronze: 2020 Olympics (4x100m freestyle); 2018 Pan Pacific Championships (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2019 World Championships LC (4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle); 2022 World Championships SC (4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medley)
• Personal best: 51.45 (women's 100m freestyle)
• Schedule:
  • July 30, 6:47 p.m. - Women's 100m freestyle heat 4 - 53.67 (4th) - advances to semis
  • July 31, 3:33 a.m. - Women's 100m freestyle semis - 54.21 (15th)

Jarod Hatch, Swimming (100m butterfly)

• Age: 25
• Place of birth: California, USA
• Major achievements:
  • Silver: 2019 SEA Games (4x100m freestyle relay); 2023 SEA Games (mixed swimming: 4x100m medley relay)
  • Bronze: 2023 SEA Games (50m butterfly, 100m butterfly)
• Personal best: 52.87 (men's 100m butterfly)
• Schedule:
  • August 2, 5:00 p.m. - Men's 100m butterfly heats - 36th

Schedule

The Philippines will open its campaign on Saturday with rower Joanie Delgaco in the women's single sculls event, followed by gymnast Carlos Yulo in the men's qualification of artistic gymnastics.

Here are the initial schedules of Philippine athletes per day:

July 27:

• 4:12 p.m. - Joanie Delgaco - Women's rowing single sculls heats
• 9:30 p.m. - Carlos Yulo - Men's artistic gymnastics qualification 

July 28:

• 3:00 p.m. - Joanie Delgaco - Women's single sculls repechage
• 3:30 p.m. - Sam Catantan - Women's fencing foil table of 64
• 4:25 p.m. - Sam Catantan - Women's fencing foil table of 32
• 8:50 p.m. - Emma Malabuyo, Aleah Finnegan, Levi Ruivivar - Women's artistic gymnastics qualification

July 29: 

• 3:20 a.m. - Aira Villegas - Women's boxing 50kg Round of 32

July 30: 

• 3:30 p.m. - Joanie Delgaco - Women's rowing single sculls quarterfinals
• 4:00 p.m. - Kiyomi Watanabe - Women's judo 63kg Preliminary Rounds
• 6:47 p.m. - Kayla Sanchez - Women's 100m freestyle heats
• 11:54 p.m. - Nesthy Petecio - Women's boxing 57kg Round of 32

July 31: 

• 3:04 a.m. - Eumir Marcial - Men's boxing Round of 16
• 3:33 a.m. - Kayla Sanchez - Women's 100m freestyle semis
• 4:14 p.m. - Joanie Delgaco - Women's rowing single sculls semis C/D
• 6:04 p.m. - Hergie Bacyadan - Women's boxing 75kg Round of 16
• 9:30 p.m. - Carlo Paalam - Men's boxing 50kg Round of 16
• 11:30 p.m. - Carlos Yulo - Men's all-around finals

August 2: 

• 2:16 a.m. -  Aira Villegas - Women's boxing 50kg Round of 16
• 4:30 p.m. - Joanie Delgaco - Women's single sculls Finals D
• 5:00 p.m. - Jarod Hatch - Men's 100m butterfly heats

August 3:

• 2:00 a.m. - Nesthy Petecio - Women's boxing 57kg Round of 16
• 4:10 p.m. - EJ Obiena - Men's pole vault qualifying round
• 9:30 p.m. - Carlos Yulo - Men's floor finals
• 9:46 p.m. - Carlo Paalam - Men's 57kg quarterfinals

August 4: 

• 3:20 a.m. - Aira Villegas - Women's 50kg QF
• 5:50 p.m. - John Cabang Tolentino - Men's 110m hurdles round 1
• 6:35 p.m. - Lauren Hoffman - Women's 400m hurdles round 1
• 10:24 p.m. - Carlos Yulo - Men's vault finals

August 7:

• 3:00 p.m. - Bianca Pagdanganan - Women's golf individual stroke round 1 
• 3:00 p.m. - Dottie Ardina - Women's golf individual stroke round 1 
• 9:00 p.m. - John Ceniza - Men's weightlifting 61kg

August 8: 

• 9:00 p.m. - Elreen Ando - Women's weightlifting 59kg

August 10:

• 1:30 a.m. - Vanessa Sarno - Women's 71kg

Check out the full schedule here: Philippines at the 2024 Paris Olympics: Schedule and Results

—JKC, GMA Integrated News