Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph
in Paris, France July 26, 2024 (2024-07-26) – August 11, 2024 (2024-08-11)
Competitors	10 in 4 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

The Philippines is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, celebrating the centenary of the team's debut in the same city. Filipino athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1924 onwards, except for Moscow 1980 as part of the American-led boycott.

Background

Administration

Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Al Panlilio president would be initially appointed as the chef de mission for the Philippine delegation for the 2024 Summer Olympics back in 2022. ^[1] In February 2023, Panlilio would be replaced by Philippine Rowing Association honorary chairman and Cavite governor Jonvic Remulla for the role. ^[2]

Qualification

The Philippines aims to qualify as many as twenty athletes. They would hope to qualify more sportspeople in swimming, taekwondo, rowing, shooting, wrestling, cycling, judo. ^[3] The national team also made a failed bid to qualify for women's football. ^[4]

Averted WADA sanction

In January 2024, the delegation was put at risk of facing a ban on using the Philippine flag at the Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency tagged the Philippine Sports Commission for non-compliance with doping regulations. ^[5] The tagging would be disputed and referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. ^[6] The issue would be resolved by March 2024 when WADA cleared the Philippines. ^{[7] [8]}

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	0	1
Boxing	1	2	3
Gymnastics	1	2	3
Weightlifting	1	2	3
Total	4	6	10

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Filipino track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each): ^[9] Obiena met the qualifying mark at the BAUHAUS-galan meet of the 2023 Diamond League on 2 July. ^{[10] [11]}

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Ernest John Obiena	Men's pole vault

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Philippines entered three boxers (one man an two women) for Paris 2024. Eumir Marcial qualified for the games through reaching the final of middleweight division at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. ^{[12] [13]} Later on, Aira Villegas (women's flyweight) and Nesthy Petecio (women's featherweight) qualified themselves to the games, by winning the quota bouts round, in their respective division, at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. ^{[14] [15]}

A formal appeal to the IOC was made so that retired professional boxer Manny Pacquiao could compete. This was denied with the IOC refusing to waive the age limit for competitors and requirement to participate in the qualifiers. ^[16]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Eumir Marcial	Men's middleweight
Aira Villegas	Women's flyweight
Nesthy Petecio	Women's featherweight

Gymnastics

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic

The Philippines qualified three gymnasts, Carlos Yulo, by being the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the men's floor exercise, ^[17] , Aleah Finnegan, as one of the 14 highest-ranked eligible athletes in the women’s all-around at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium and Levi Ruivivar, by competing at the World Cup series to earn an individual Olympic berth, in which she landed in second place in the women's uneven bars. ^[18] Finnegan and Ruivivar are the first Filipina gymnasts to qualify for the Summer Olympics since 1964 that featured Maria-Luisa Floro and Evelyn Magluyan. ^[19]

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification								Final
		Apparatus						Total	Rank	Apparatus						Total	Rank
		F	PH	R	V	PB	HB			F	PH	R	V	PB	HB
Carlos Yulo	Floor		—								—

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F			V	UB	BB	F
Aleah Finnegan	All-around
Levi Ruivivar	Uneven bars	—		—				—		—

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Philippines entered three weightlifters into the Olympic competition. John Ceniza (men's 61 kg), Elreen Ando (women's 59 kg), and Vanessa Sarno (women's 71 kg) secured one of the top ten slots, each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings (OQR). ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Hidilyn Diaz, the Philippines' first ever Olympic gold medalist, notably failed to qualify. Competing in the now scrapped women's 55 kg class back in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Diaz moved to 59 kg. Ando would qualify at her expense, since each country can only qualify one weightlifter per weight division through the OQR. ^[23]

Rosegie Ramos reportedly also qualified but would shortly after fall outside the top 10 of the IWF Olympic Qualification Ranking at eleventh place. ^[24] Her qualification is set to be confirmed or denied by the IWF. ^[25]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
John Ceniza	Men's −61 kg
Elreen Ando	Women's −59 kg
Vanessa Sarno	Women's −71 kg

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