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Athletes from Philippines', Poland's and Puerto Rico's delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine near the Pont Royal during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. Sebastien Bozon, AFP

Athletes from Philippines', Poland's and Puerto Rico's delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine near the Pont Royal during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1722076185584AFP__20240726__366432T__v1__Preview__OlyParis2024Opening.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Athletes from Philippines&#x27;, Poland&#x27;s and Puerto Rico&#x27;s delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine near the Pont Royal during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. Sebastien Bozon, AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Athletes from Philippines&#x27;, Poland&#x27;s and Puerto Rico&#x27;s delegation sail in a boat along the river Seine near the Pont Royal during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. <em>Sebastien Bozon, AFP</em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The rain during the opening ceremonies did not dampen the spirits of Filipino athletes as they prepared to plunge into action in the 2024 Paris Olympics. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The heat of competition is on,&quot; declared Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham &quot;Bambol&quot; Tolentino, hours after the opening ceremony at the River Seine where boxers Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam carried the flag to lead the country&#x27;s contingent.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;The opening ceremony was indeed spectacular, an amazing theatrical presentation,&quot; added Tolentino, who wore a raincoat while watching from the sidelines.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The POC chief&#x27;s attention immediately shifted to the athletes&#x27; campaign, which officially started on Saturday afternoon with rower Joanie Delgaco competing in the heats of the women&#x27;s single sculls.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Delgaco moved to the repechage after finishing fourth in her heat; she needs a second place finish tomorrow in order to advance to the quarterfinals and stay in the medal hunt.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/27/joanie-delgaco-relegated-to-repechage-after-finishing-4th-in-heats-1642"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/27/joanie-delgaco-relegated-to-repechage-after-finishing-4th-in-heats-1642">READ: Joanie Delgaco moves to repechage after finishing 4th in heats</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Later in the evening, Carlos Yulo will compete in the qualification round of the men&#x27;s artistics gymnastics at the Bercy Arena, seeking to make up for his subpar performance in the Tokyo Olympics where he missed out on the podium.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Meanwhile, Tolentino is somewhat wary about the draw that Filipino boxers got. Eumir Marcial drew a bye in the men&#x27;s light heavyweight but will be up against Uzbek Turabek Khabibullaev, who is 20 years old and is two inches taller than the Filipino at 6-foot-1.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">First time Olympian Hergie Bacyadan has to be at her best, said Tolentino, after she drew top-seeded women’s middleweight Li Qian of China on Tuesday.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">&quot;If she beats the Chinese, she’ll be in good control for the rest of her fights,&quot; said Tolentino.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hurdlers Lauren Hoffman and John Cabang Tolentino are due at the Olympic Village on Saturday while weightlifters Vanessa Sarno, Erleen Ando and John Febuar Cenina are arriving on August 4 yet from training camp in Germany.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/26/olympic-opening-ceremony-under-way-on-river-seine-215"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/26/olympic-opening-ceremony-under-way-on-river-seine-215">READ: Historic river parade launches Paris Olympics</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/27/china-takes-first-olympic-gold-as-rain-disrupts-games-1748"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/27/china-takes-first-olympic-gold-as-rain-disrupts-games-1748">READ: China takes first Olympic gold as rain disrupts Games</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/41knKyDod24?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The rain during the opening ceremonies did not dampen the spirits of Filipino athletes as they prepared to plunge into action in the 2024 Paris Olympics.</p>

The rain during the opening ceremonies did not dampen the spirits of Filipino athletes as they prepared to plunge into action in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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