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Aira Villegas assured of at least Olympic bronze medal as she advances to semifinals

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>The Philippines has been assured of another medal at the Paris Olympics after Filipina boxer Aira Villegas won the women&#x27;s boxing 50kg quarterfinals via split decision against Wassila Lkhadiri of France on Saturday, August 3 (Paris time). </p><p>This assured the Pinay boxer with at least a bronze medal as she advanced to the semifinals to fight for a higher placement.</p><p>&quot;Grabe po, sobrang nagpapasalamat ako kay God lalo na &#x27;yung sa last round dahil nagtabla po kami dun... Kailangan ko bumawi kasi last year natalo niya ako, sinabi ko this year comeback ko ito eh, sabi ko kailangan ko &#x27;to kunin last round,&quot; she said in an interview with One Sports.</p><p>The Filipina boxer offered her win to her fellow Filipino boxers who competed at the Olympics.</p><p>&quot;Inaalay ko rin &#x27;to sa mga kasamahan ko, kina Eumir, Hergie, tapos kay Carlo kanina. Nalungkot ako pero sabi ko kailangan ko siyang gawing motivation para ibawi &#x27;yung kasamahan ko,&quot; she stated. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOneSportsPHL%2Fvideos%2F8173296752691383%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>On her mindset during the game, the boxer relayed: &quot;Positive self-talk po [sabi ko], &#x27;Hindi, akin ito.&#x27; Sabi ko, &#x27;Akin &#x27;to, akin &#x27;to.&#x27; Sabi ko sige lang tumama siya, kailangan ko ng clear punch.&quot;</p><p>As she enters the semifinals, Aira vowed to further put her best foot forward for her upcoming boxing matches.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/4/hidilyn-diaz-reacts-to-carlos-yulo-s-olympic-win-proud-ako-sa-iyo-845" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Hidilyn Diaz reacts to Carlos Yulo’s Olympic win: ‘Proud ako sa iyo’</u></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Huwag pa rin po tayo pakikisiguro. Dasal sa Panginoon, tiwala sa sarili [at] sa coaches. Sa kababayan po natin, nagpapasalamat po ako sa boost na binibigay nyo sa akin,&quot; she said.</p><p>Fans online were quick to extend their congratulatory messages and wishes for the athlete as she enters the semifinals.</p><p>&quot;Congrats Aira! Kiniclaim na namin ang gold for you at para sa Bansa 🇵🇭🫶🥇,&quot; one fan wrote.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-OIxeVhGVR/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1764090.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1763679.199999988%2C%22le%22%3A1763973.699999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Proud kmi sa iyu Aira congrats!! Go for [the gold] and all Filipino Athletes. God bless 🙏,&quot; another fan wrote.</p><p>The Philippines clinched its first medal at Paris Olympics after Carlos Yulo won the artistic men&#x27;s gymnastics floor exercise finals on Saturday.</p><p>Carlos is the second Olympic gold medalist from the Philippines after Hidilyn Diaz who won gold in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>Filipina boxer Aira Villegas wins the women's boxing 50kg quarterfinals via split decision against Wassila Lkhadiri of France on Saturday. The athlete is assured of at least a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.</p>

Filipina boxer Aira Villegas wins the women's boxing 50kg quarterfinals via split decision against Wassila Lkhadiri of France on Saturday. The athlete is assured of at least a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

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Aira Villegas assured of at least Olympic bronze medal as she advances to semifinals

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Published Aug 04, 2024 10:20 AM PHT

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