POC president Mayor Bambol Tolentino said yesterday he expects a delegation of about 25 athletes to represent the country at the coming Paris Olympics with more qualifiers from boxing, golf, judo, cycling, swimming, athletics, skateboarding, gymnastics and weightlifting tipped to bolster the current pool of 12.
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Tolentino said if 25 athletes make the trip, it will be the largest delegation in recent years. The Philippines’ biggest contingent was 53 in the 1972 Munich Olympics where the basketball team played. Since 1996, the biggest delegation was 20 in the 2000 Sydney Games so if the target of 25 is met, it will be the largest contingent in nearly 30 years.
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