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Petecio, Marcial look to surpass Tokyo feats in Paris Games

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<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">Filipino boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial open their campaign in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, both looking to improve upon their achievements in the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021.</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">Petecio, the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist, faces India&#x27;s Jaismine Lamboria in the women&#x27;s 57kg Round of 32 at 5:54 p.m. (11:54 p.m. Philippine time). </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">Lamboria, a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, secured her Olympic spot after a series of impressive victories. </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">But Petecio is equally determined to grab the gold medal that eluded her in Tokyo, when she competed in the Olympics for the first time.</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;Walang hinto, hangga&#x27;t walang ginto,&quot; said Petecio, repeating her mantra that she started after the Tokyo Games.</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/2024/7/16/eumir-marcial-primed-to-complete-redemption-in-olympics-return-033"></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/2024/7/16/eumir-marcial-primed-to-complete-redemption-in-olympics-return-033">READ: Eumir Marcial primed to complete redemption in Olympics return</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/2024/7/9/paris-2024-petecio-hungry-to-clinch-boxing-gold-in-her-possible-last-olympic-stint-1811"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a class="fr-strong fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/9/paris-2024-petecio-hungry-to-clinch-boxing-gold-in-her-possible-last-olympic-stint-1811">READ: Petecio hungry to clinch boxing gold in her possible last Olympic stint</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">Marcial, the Tokyo bronze medalist, received a first-round bye before facing Uzbekistan&#x27;s Turabek Khabibullaev in the Round of 16 at  9:04 p.m. in Paris (July 31, 3:04 a.m. Philippine time).</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">Should he prevail, a potential quarterfinal clash with reigning Olympic champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba looms large. The Cuban, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, turned professional after his Tokyo triumph but has maintained his competitive edge.</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">Beyond Lopez, the road to gold is littered with formidable opponents.</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">Top seed Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan of China, who defeated Marcial at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, and the hard-hitting Ukrainian Oleksandr Khyzhniak, who narrowly edged out the Filipino in Tokyo, pose significant threats.</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;Abangan na lang nila,&quot; said Marcial when asked what kind of preparation he has done for the Olympics when spotted by Filipino sportswriters after Aira Villegas&#x27; 5-0 triumph early Monday morning against Morocco&#x27;s Yasmine Mouttaki.</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/2024/7/28/aira-villegas-takes-down-moroccan-foe-advances-to-round-of-16-346"></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/2024/7/28/aira-villegas-takes-down-moroccan-foe-advances-to-round-of-16-346">READ: Aira Villegas takes down Moroccan foe, advances to round-of-16</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><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/yWAtRd5Atgk?&amp;t=1s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Filipino boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial open their campaign in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, both looking to improve upon their achievements in the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021.</p>

Filipino boxers Nesthy Petecio and Eumir Marcial open their campaign in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, both looking to improve upon their achievements in the Tokyo Summer Games in 2021.