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The Philippines competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, celebrating the centenary of the team's debut in the same city.Filipino athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1924 onwards, except for Moscow 1980 when the nation was part of the American-led boycott.
Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines Hidilyn Diaz, the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines. The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France [1] [2] with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.
The Philippines first competed in the Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris, [5] making it the first country from Southeast Asia to compete and, later in 1928, win a medal. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
August 8 – Nesthy Petecio wins the bronze medal at the women's featherweight division of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France after losing to Julia Szeremeta of Poland via split decision. [69] August 10 – Dave Apolinario loses against Ángel Ayala of Mexico for the vacant IBF flyweight championship via knockout in the sixth round. [70]
Philippines competed at the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon, South Korea, from January 19 to February 1, 2024. This is Philippines 's third appearance at the Winter Youth Olympic Games . Having taken part in the 2020 edition , this is the first back-to-back appearance for the Philippines in the Winter Youth Olympics. [ 3 ]
The Closing Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics will happen on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 3 p.m. EST. The Closing Ceremony will take place at France's national stadium, the Stade de France, which has been ...
Hong Kong's country code at the 2024 Olympics is HKG. Next, 125 Olympics Trivia Questions and Answers to Test Your Knowledge About the History of the Winter and Summer Games.
The 2024 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux Olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la XXXIIIe olympiade de l'ère moderne) and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held from 26 July to 11 August 2024 in France, with several events started from 24 July.