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Philippines at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors15 in 10 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Philippines is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Filipino athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, but did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.

Background

Philippine Football Federation president Mariano Araneta was appointed in August 2019 as chef de mission of the Filipino delegation to the Games by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham Tolentino.[2] Araneta succeeded Joey Romasanta who was appointed as chef de mission for the same edition of the Olympics by Tolentino's predecessor, Ricky Vargas.[3]

The preparation of the delegation was largely affected by travel restrictions imposed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In relation, Filipino businessman Enrique Razon has pledged to procure COVID-19 vaccines for the Philippine delegation from Moderna.[4] Some athletes who had training outside the Philippines were vaccinated in their host countries.[5]

The Philippines is targeting to qualify around 38 athletes for the Olympics.[6]

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Boxing 2 2 4
Golf 1 0 1
Gymnastics 1 0 1
Judo 0 1 1
Rowing 1 0 1
Shooting 1 0 1
Skateboading 0 1 1
Taekwondo 1 0 1
Weightlifting 0 2 2
Total 7 7 14

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Filipino athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[7][8]

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
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kristina Marie Knott Women's 200 m
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Ernest Obiena Men's pole vault

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Philippines entered four boxers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament. 2019 world silver medalist Eumir Marcial (men's middleweight) and 2019 Southeast Asian Games runner-up Irish Magno (women's flyweight) secured places in their respective weight divisions, with the former advancing to the semifinals and the latter scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 Asia & Oceania Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[9][10][11] Reigning world champion Nesthy Petecio (women's featherweight) and Carlo Paalam (men's flyweight) completed the nation's boxing lineup by topping the list of eligible boxers from Asia and Oceania in their respective weight divisions of the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings.[12]

Preparation of the boxing delegation was affected by the quarantine measures in the Philippines imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic with some boxers reportedly gaining extra 10 kilograms (22 lb) of weight due to relative idleness of boxers stranded in their home provinces.[13] Eumir Marcial is preparing for the Olympics in the United States, while the three other qualified boxers were sent to a training camp in Thailand.[14] The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) plans to send boxers which qualified in the Olympics to the 2021 Asian Boxing Championships in India as part of the boxing delegation's preparations with plans for the competing boxers to head straight to Tokyo after the competition.[13]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Carlo Paalam Men's flyweight
Eumir Marcial Men's middleweight
Irish Magno Women's flyweight
Nesthy Petecio Women's featherweight

Golf

Main articles: Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Philippines entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Juvic Pagunsan (world no. 216) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event based on the IGF World Rankings of 20 June 2021.[15]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Total
Score Score Score Score Score Par Rank
Juvic Pagunsan Men's

Gymnastics

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic

The Philippines entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time since 1968. Nineteen-year-old Carlos Yulo booked a spot in the men's individual all-around and apparatus events, by topping the list of twelve gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.[16] Yulo is the first Filipino born in the 2000s to qualify for the Summer Olympics.

Yulo, after competing at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines went on to Japan to prepare for the Olympics. However he had an eight-month hiatus, with his next competition after the SEA Games being the All-Japan Senior Gymnastics Championships held in September 2020.[17] Yulo plans to perform a triple backflip in the Olympics to increase his chance of winning a gold medal; if successful, it would be the first time he will be able to do so in a competition.[18]

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 All-around

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Philippines entered one female judoka into the Olympic tournament based on the International Judo Federation Olympics Individual Ranking.[19] Kiyomi Watanabe is the first Filipino judoka to qualify for the Summer Olympics.[20]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kiyomi Watanabe Women's −63 kg

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2000, the Philippines qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing third in the B-final and securing the fourth of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan.[21]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Cris Nievarez Men's single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Skateboarding

Main articles: Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Philippines entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Asian Games champion Margielyn Didal was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the women's street based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.[22]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Rank
Margielyn Didal Women's street

Taekwondo

Main articles: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Philippines entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. Kurt Barbosa secured a spot in the men's flyweight category (58 kg) with a top two finish at the 2021 Asian Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.[23][24]

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Kurt Barbosa Men's −58 kg

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

The Philippines entered two weightlifters into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz finished second of the eight highest-ranked weightlifters in the women's 55 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings, with rookie Elreen Ando topping the field of weightlifters from the Asian zone in the women's 64 kg category based on the IWF Absolute Continental Rankings.[25]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Hidilyn Diaz Women's –55 kg
Elreen Ando Women's –64 kg

References

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  2. ^ Leyba, Olmin (14 August 2019). "Nonong Araneta chef de mission to Tokyo Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Vargas taps Romasanta as Philippine chef-de-mission". The Philippine Star. 31 March 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey (8 April 2021). "Panlilio vaccine czar for Team Philippines". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ News, ABS-CBN (10 June 2021). "Pinoy Olympians abroad to receive COVID-19 vaccine". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 10 June 2021. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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  8. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Boxing Olympic Qualification: The Key Takeaways From Amman". Olympic Channel. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. ^ Clarito, Ariel Ian (8 March 2020). "Eumir Marcial punches ticket to Tokyo Olympics". Fox Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Boxing: Magno qualifies for Tokyo Olympics after defeating Tajik boxer". ABS-CBN News. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  12. ^ Lozada, Bong (19 March 2021). "Petecio, Paalam beef up PH boxing team for Tokyo Olympics". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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  14. ^ "Boxing National Team braces for long Thailand stay ahead of Tokyo Games". Tiebreaker Times. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  15. ^ Villar, Joey (23 June 2021). "Lucky 13th Tokyo slot goes to Juvic". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  16. ^ Navarro, June (8 October 2019). "PH's top gymnast Carlos Yulo qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  17. ^ Pedralvez, Manolo (16 August 2020). "Gymnastics: Olympian Yulo breaks 8-month hiatus to join Japan tilt in September". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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  19. ^ International Judo Federation Olympics Ranking
  20. ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (25 June 2021). "Medal hopes high in Tokyo for Watanabe". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  21. ^ Pedralvez, Manolo (10 May 2021). "Pinoy rower Nievarez recalls upstream battle before achieving Olympic dream". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Didal officially qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics". Manila Bulletin. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Asian Qualification Tournament concludes with Olympic places for seven countries". World Taekwondo. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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  25. ^ "PH weightlifter Elreen Ando gains Tokyo Olympics ticket". CNN Philippines. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
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