The House of Representatives will bestow the Congressional Medal of Distinction on boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial for winning two silver medals and a bronze for the Philippines...
The boxing team was accompanied by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino, who earlier promised to give a P3 million cash reward for an Olympic gold medal, P2 million for a silver medal, and P1 million for a bronze medal, as well as a house and lot for medalists.
The Philippines ended at number 47 in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics where the United States (U.S.) was awarded the overall winner of the event.
As the Olympics ended, the U.S. grabbed 39...
Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam finished strong and clinched another silver medal for the Philippines in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Saturday (August 7).
Flyweight Carlo Paalam faced Great Britain’s Galal Yafai at...
Filipino boxing semifinalist Eumir Marcial fell short after getting a 3-2 split decision defeat against Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak in the men’s middleweight division Thursday (Aug. 5).
The Philippines may get another gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam.
Paalam has advanced to the finals match after dominating home bet Tanaka Ryomei in the men's...
