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Pinay boxer Aira Villegas wins bronze medal in her first-ever Olympics

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<p>Filipina boxer Aira Villegas clinched a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.</p><p>She concluded her journey in Paris on Wednesday, August 7 (PH time) in the women&#x27;s boxing 50kg semifinals after losing to Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Türkiye, making her take home the bronze medal. Buse won via unanimous decision.</p><p>Paris 2024 is Aira&#x27;s first time at the Olympics. She clinched the third medal of the Philippines at this year&#x27;s Olympics after gymnast Carlos Yulo won two gold medals in the artistic men&#x27;s gymnastics.</p><p>In an interview with One Sports following the boxing match, Aira remarked that she has no regrets with the results as she put her best foot forward during the match.</p><div><iframe width="670" height="377" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AY-QJymtxPQ" title="Aira Villegas nabs bronze in 50kg boxing semis | #OSOnTheSpot" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;Hindi naman po ako super disappointed kasi ginawa ko yung best ko. Talagang pinag-aralan po and aminado po na magaling po talaga siya,&quot; she stated.</p><p>The boxer went on: &quot;Halos parehas po kami ng laro, pero yun nga po magaling din po talaga, magaling kumuha ng distansya, everything po.&quot;</p><p>Aira is confident that she will face Buse in a match again someday.</p><p>&quot;In the future, magkikita at magkikita parin kami. Sa susunod, kailangan ko talaga bumawi. Hindi pwede mag 3-0,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>On her message for the Filipino fans, she said: &quot;Nakapag-uwi po ako ng medalya po. Sana po proud pa rin kayo sa akin.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-V714bRA7m/embed/captioned/?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%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A8972558.5%2C%22ls%22%3A8294616.300000012%2C%22le%22%3A8295516.100000024%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="790" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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><div><br/></div><p>Aira&#x27;s family in Tacloban were very proud of what she achieved in her first Olympics.</p><p>&quot;Kahit hindi niya nasungkit ang ginto, para sa amin, siya pa rin ang ginto namin,&quot; Mariel Villegas, sister of Aira, said in an interview with ABS-CBN News.</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also extended his congratulatory message for the boxer.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/8/4/aira-villegas-assured-of-at-least-olympic-bronze-medal-as-she-advances-to-semifinals-954" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Aira Villegas assured of at least Olympic bronze medal as she advances to semifinals</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Congratulations, Aira! That was a knockout performance in your Olympic debut! You made us all proud and are surely an inspiration to young Filipinas,&quot; he remarked in a social media post. </p><p>He added: &quot;Thank you for bringing home the bronze. Mabuhay ka!&quot;</p><p>World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao also penned a message for Aira.</p><p>&quot;Another proud moment for the Philippines! 🇵🇭 🥉 Congratulations Aira Villegas for winning bronze in boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympics! We, the Filipinos, are incredibly proud of you. Salamat, Aira! Mabuhay ka!&quot; he wrote on social media.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>Aira Villegas concluded her journey in Paris 2024 on Wednesday, August 7 (PH time) in the boxing women's 50kg semifinals after losing to Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Türkiye. Aira brings home the bronze medal. </p>

Aira Villegas concluded her journey in Paris 2024 on Wednesday, August 7 (PH time) in the boxing women's 50kg semifinals after losing to Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Türkiye. Aira brings home the bronze medal.

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Pinay boxer Aira Villegas wins bronze medal in her first-ever Olympics

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Published Aug 07, 2024 06:34 PM PHT

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