PH to end Tokyo Olympics as top-performing Asean team

[Job Bautista]

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149720

> From a group of athletes struggling to take that elusive Olympic
> gold, the Philippines is just a formality away from walking away as
> the best in Southeast Asia.
>
> The Philippine team to this year's Tokyo Olympics is set to end its
> campaign as the top-performing country among Southeast Asian nations
> in terms of which medals they won.
>
> Indonesia actually had more medals won than the Philippines as of
> 4:30 p.m. Saturday, but with Carlo Paalam already formalizing his Top
> 2 finish in the men's flyweight boxing event earlier in the day, the
> Philippines will go up the medal tally.
>
> The 28-person Indonesian squad, which wrapped up its campaign earlier
> this week, got one gold from the women's badminton doubles tandem of
> Greysia Polli and Apriyani Rahayu, one silver from male weightlifter
> Eko Irawan, and three bronzes from men's badminton star Anthony
> Ginting and weightlifters Erwin Abdullah and Windy Aisah.
>
> However, Paalam gave the Philippines its second silver medal for the
> year, enough to overtake Indonesia in the medal tally despite only
> getting four medals -- including one gold--in total.
>
> Hidilyn Diaz won it all in a women's weightlifting event, while the
> boxing team amassed the bulk of the medals, two silvers from Paalam
> and Nesthy Petecio and a bronze from Eumir Marcial.
>
> The Philippines is currently ninth in the medal tally among Asian
> countries and tied for 47th place overall with Slovakia.
>
> China is currently leading in the medal tally with 38 golds, 29
> silvers, and 17 bronzes, while the United States is not far behind
> with 34 golds, 36 silvers, and 32 bronzes.
>
> However, as the penultimate day of the competition continues, a
> shakeup in the race for the overall championship might still take
> place.
>
> The world's most prestigious sporting event in the Japanese capital
> will formally close on Sunday, with the Olympic torch to be passed to
> Paris as its next host in 2024.

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