Here’s a rundown of the Philippine athletes in the coming Paris Olympics by the numbers.
22 – athletes in the Philippine delegation, the most since 26 in the 1992 Barcelona Games or 32 years ago
13 – Philippine delegations that featured less athletes in 23 participations since 1924
25 – average age of Philippine athletes, slightly down from 25.2 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
15:7 – ratio of female to male athletes or 2.1:1, compared to 1.1:1 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
32 – age of the oldest athlete, boxer Nesthy Petecio, compared to 43, age of golfer Juvic Pagunsan, the oldest Filipino athlete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
18 – age of the youngest athlete, gymnast Levi Ruivivar, comparedto 20, age of golfer Yuka Saso, the youngest Filipino athlete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
3 – sports where the Philippines competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but failed to qualify for in Paris (shooting, skateboarding, taekwondo)
9 – sports where the Philippines is competing in Paris compared to 11 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (the new addition is fencing)
5 – boxers in Paris, the most athletes in a sport with Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, Petecio, Aira Villegas and Hergie Bacyadan
4 – gymnasts in Paris, the second most athletes in a sport with Carlos Yulo, Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo and Ruivivar
9 – repeat Olympians who participated in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (Paalam, Marcial, Petecio, weightlifter Elreen Ando, judoka Kiyomi Watanabe, golfer Bianca Pagdanganan, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, Yulo and swimmer Kayla Sanchez)
4 – 2020 Tokyo Olympic medalists in the delegation (Paalam silver, Petecio silver, Marcial bronze and Sanchez, silver in 4x100 freestyle and bronze in 4x100 medley for Canada)
13 – Olympic rookies although golfer Dottie Ardina qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics but declined to participate