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Philippines gets Southeast Asian nations’ back in Olympic tally

The Philippines gets Southeast Asian (SEA) nations’ back after the country continues to lead the region in the Paris Olympics’ medal tally.

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PHILIPPINES GETS SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS’ BACK AFTER LEADING REGION IN PARIS MEDAL TALLY

Furthermore, the Philippines gets SEA nations’ back after the Filipinos continued to lead the region in the Paris Games’ medal haul.

Moreover, the Filipinos have so far collected two golds and a bronze medal as of Wednesday.

Carlos Yulo hauled two golds in less than 24 hours during the weekend in gymnastics to vault the Philippines ahead of its SEA neighbors.

Filipina boxer Aira Villegas added the bronze after she lost in her women’s 50kg semifinal match against Naz Cakiroglu of Turkey.

Thailand came in second with one silver medal, followed by Malaysia with two bronze medals, and Indonesia with a bronze so far.

The Philippines is already guaranteed of 4 medal finishes in this Summer Olympics (Yulo 2x, Petecio, Villegas) – already tying the last Tokyo Olympics for the country's most ever.

And there are still superb chances in more competitions to come.

— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) August 4, 2024

SEA NETIZENS RALLY PHILIPPINES WITH SUPPORT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

Moreover, people from neighboring SEA nations have gone online to support the Philippines’ leading the way in Paris through social media.

“Congrats to Philippines from Indonesia,” a Facebook user said.

“Congrats to all (who) make it to Olympic, especially the current medal-winning countries. Let us show the world our SEA power when we united,” another wrote.

Yulo ruled the gymnastics’ men’s floor exercise on Saturday.

He returned the day after to win the men’s vault final.

“Respect Carlos Yulo and the (Philippines) from us in Indonesia,” an Asian online user said.

“This is proof that we SEAs can do it,” another Facebook user added.

The Philippines became the first Southeast Asian country to win a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo topped the men’s floor exercise final on Saturday (8/3).

Yulo managed to earn 15,000 points with his flawlessly executed routine.… pic.twitter.com/DzlkJLspRW

— SEA Today News (@seatodaynews) August 4, 2024

VIETNAM, SIX OTHERS HOPE TO LAND PODIUM FINISH IN PARIS

Furthermore, Vietnam and six other nations hope to land a podium finish.

The Games end on August 11.

Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Timor Leste have yet to hit a breakthrough in Paris so far.

The Philippines, which is currently at 21st place in the overall medal tally, is not yet done.

Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio is guaranteed a bronze and can still go higher.

She competes in the women’s featherweight division semifinals on Thursday.

Petecio is scheduled to take on Julia Szeremeta of Poland with a guaranteed silver medal at stake.

Incidentally, the Philippines is ahead of other European countries.

It is ahead so far of Spain (26th), Denmark (33rd), and Norway (42nd) in terms of gold medal count.

As of 2:00 p.m., Team Philippines is the only Southeast Asian nation with a medal in the ongoing Paris Olympics.

Carlos Yulo gifted the Philippines its first gold medal after ruling the men's floor exercise Saturday night, Aug. 3.#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/8iZwDnLNOs

— Manila Bulletin News (@manilabulletin) August 4, 2024