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LOOK: Pinoy boxers arrive home after triumphant Tokyo campaign

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Filipino Olympic boxers (L-R), Irish Magno, Carlo Paalam, Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial pose for photographs shortly upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/08/09/20210809-olympics-athletes-boxers-ho.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Filipino Olympic boxers (L-R), Irish Magno, Carlo Paalam, Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial pose for photographs shortly upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from Tokyo on August 9, 2021.<em> Contributed Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Philippine boxing team is now back home, after a successful stint in the Tokyo Olympics where they won two silvers and a bronze medal.</p><p>Silver medalists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, and bronze medalist Eumir Marcial arrived at the NAIA Terminal 2 on Monday afternoon where they were met by Philippine sports officials.</p><p>Also arriving home was Irish Magno, who reached the quarterfinal stage of the women&#x27;s flyweight division.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IN PHOTOS: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo2020</a> Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio, silver medalist Carlo Paalam, and bronze medalist Eumir Marcial return to the country today, after their historic campaign in the Games.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StrongerTogetherTeamPhilippines?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StrongerTogetherTeamPhilippines</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo2020TeamPHI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo2020TeamPHI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GalingngAtletangPilipino?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GalingngAtletangPilipino</a> <a href="https://t.co/UWyhQ1BEbk">pic.twitter.com/UWyhQ1BEbk</a></p>— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) <a href="https://twitter.com/psc_gov/status/1424660141031378945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The boxing team&#x27;s exploits ensured that the Philippines had its best ever Olympic campaign.</p><p>The boxers will quarantine at the Summit Ridge hotel in Tagaytay upon their arrival.</p>

The Philippine boxing team is now back home, after a successful stint in the Tokyo Olympics.