Nesthy Petecio earns the distinction as the Philippines' first boxer to win multiple Olympic medals even as she falls short of the elusive boxing gold
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WINNER. Boxer Nesthy Petecio of Philippines reacts after winning her fight against Amina Zidani of France in the women's 57kg round of 16 in the 2024 Paris Olympics.Nesthy Petecio earns the distinction as the Philippines' first boxer to win multiple Olympic medals even as she falls short of the elusive boxing gold
MANILA, Philippines – Nesthy Petecio may have fallen short of her mission to capture the Philippines’ first-ever Olympic boxing gold, but she still ended up making history.
Months before, Petecio hinted of Paris possibly being her last Olympic stint, but she is expected to remain in the scene as she eyes gold in the 2026 Asian Games. “We’ll see because I cannot say now,” Petecio said when asked about her future. “If I can still fight, why should I not continue?”Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017.
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