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Lauren Hoffman to represent PH in Paris Olympics

The track and field athlete will join the Philippine contingent at the Paris Olympics.

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Steve Angeles

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<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N_ku4umXwH0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>Another Filipino American has punched her ticket to the Summer Games in Paris.The Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association recently announced that Lauren Hoffman has qualified for the 400-meter hurdles.The Duke University graduate was in Southern California last May with Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena for the Los Angeles Grand Prix.&quot;It just means a lot,&quot; said Hoffman. &quot;There’s not a lot of people that look like me competing at such a high level. I hope more Philippines athletes can qualify for high-level events.&quot;Last May, Hoffman was fresh from the Philippines National Championships and maintained her Top 40 ranking.Her Top 40 world spot eventually led to her first Olympic berth.The Virginia-born Hoffman was a highly decorated athlete in her years at Duke.Her personal best 55.47 in the 400-meter hurdle is a Duke record, while she has also reset the Philippines 400-meter hurdles record several times, including the current 55.72 mark.Hoffman takes pride in her Filipino roots, representing the country wherever she competes.&quot;We&#x27;re all just trying to make the Philippines proud in our individual events,&quot; she said. &quot;It’s just kind of cool to come together in that way.&quot;Hoffman is now expected to join the Philippines training camp in Metz, France.The first round of women’s 400-meter hurdles takes place on Aug. 5.

The track and field athlete will join the Philippine contingent at the Paris Olympics.

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Fil-Am hurdler Lauren Hoffman qualifies for Paris Olympics

Steve Angeles,

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Published July 05, 2024 01:39 PM PHT

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