Olympic-bound athletes dadami pa

MANILA, Philippines — Inaasahang lolobo pa ang bilang ng mga Pinoy ahletes na makakalahok sa darating na 2024 Olympic Games sa Paris, France sa Hulyo.

May 13 atleta na ang na­kakuha ng Olympic berth at 12 pa ang umaasang makakalaro sa Paris.

“We have as of now qua­lified 13 athletes for Pa­ris,” sabi kahapon ni Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino sa First POC Journey to Olympic Briefing sa Milky Way Restaurant sa Makati City.

Ang mga mayroon nang Olympic ticket ay sina pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena, boxers Eumir Felix Marcial, Nesthy Petecio at Aira Villegas, weightlifters Vanessa Sarno, Erleen Ann Ando at John Febuar Ce­niza at gymnasts Carlos Yulo at Aleah Finnegan.

Inaasahan ring maka­ka­kuha ng Olympic slot si weightlifter Rosegie Ramos sa women’s 49 kgs class bagama’t No. 11 siya sa world rankings matapos ang Phuket qualifiers ka­ma­kailan.

“A Belgian (Niña Sterckx) ranks No. 7 in Rose­­gie’s class, but she lacks the mandatory six qua­lifiers for Paris, and ac­cor­ding to weightlifting’s in­ternational federation, Rose­gie’s technically qualified,” ani Tolentino na naka­sama sa briefing sina Chef de Mission to Paris Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla at secretary-general Atty. Wharton Chan.

Sina Fil-Canadian swim­mer Kyla Sanchez at Jarrod Hatch ay mayroon nang tiket base sa universality rule.