Philippines at the 2024 Paris Paralympics

The Philippines has six para athletes competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

The Paralympics opened on early Thursday (Philippine time) and will be held until September 8.

Here are some of the details on Team Philippines in the Paris Para Games.

Opening Ceremony

Ernie Gawilan and Agustina Bantiloc were named as the flag bearers of Team Philippines in the opening ceremony. They will wear outfits which highlights the Filipino heritage, as designed by Ditta Sandico.

Athletes and schedule

• Cendy Asusano - women's para athletics javelin throw F54
  • September 7 - 15.05 meters - 4th
• Agustina Bantiloc - women's para archery individual compound
  • August 29 - ranking round - 28th
  • August 30 - 1/16 elimination round - fell to Brazil's Jane Karla Gogel, 143-127
• Allain Ganapin - men's para taekwondo K44 - 80kg
  • August 31 - Round of 32 - defeated Hadi Hassanzada, 22-13, advances to Round of 16
  • Round of 16 - fell short against Azerbaijan's Abulfaz Abuzarli, 12-9
• Ernie Gawilan - men's para swimming
  • August 31 - 5:20 p.m. - 200m individual medley SM7 heats - 2:56.39
  • September 2 - 3:30 p.m. - 400m freestyle S7 heats - 5:00.13
  • September 2 - finals - 400m S7 5:03.18 - 6th
• Jerrold Mangliwan - men's para athletics wheelchair racing 
  • men's 400m - T52
    • August 30 - heats - 7th (1:05.79)
    • August 31 - finals - 8th (1:04.55)
  • men's 100m - T52
    • September 6 - 3:43 a.m. - heats - 12th (19.44)
• Angel Otom - women's para swimming
  • 50m backstroke S5
    • September 3 - 4:26 p.m. - heats - 44.03 seconds, advances to finals
    • September 4 - finals - 44.00 seconds (6th)
  • 50m butterfly S5
    • September 6 - 4:10 p.m. - heats - 46.85 seconds, advances to finals
    • September 6 - finals - 45.78 seconds (5th)

(The schedule and results will be updated once available.)

The Philippines eyes to add another medal to its haul as the country only has two bronze medals from powerlifter Adeline Dumapong in 2000 and para table tennis player Josephine Medina in 2016.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News