POC President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino together with Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo in Paris, France. Photo courtesy of Cignal TV/POC 

POC President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino together with Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo in Paris, France

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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/1723275040478081024_POC with Olympic gold medalists.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="POC President Abraham " Tolentino="" together="" with="" Tokyo="" Olympics="" gold="" medalist="" Hidilyn="" Diaz="" and="" Paris="" double="" Carlos="" Yulo="" in="" France.="" Photo="" courtesy="" of="" Cignal="" TV="" POC=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">POC President Abraham &quot;Bambol&quot; Tolentino together with Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and Paris Olympics double gold medalist Carlos Yulo in Paris, France. <em>Photo courtesy of Cignal TV/POC </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Philippines&#x27; campaigns in the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games will be tough to follow, the chief of the country&#x27;s Olympic committee said.</p><p>Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines&#x27; first-ever Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021, and gymnast Carlos Yulo rewrote history when he won two golds in Paris 2024.</p><p>&quot;That&#x27;s why work for Los Angeles in 2028 starts now,&quot; Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham &quot;Bambol&quot; Tolentino said on Thursday.</p><p>Tolentino believes that gymnastics, weightlifting, and boxing are potential sources of medals for the Philippines in the Summer Games, though other sports can also be given elite treatment.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/after-golden-campaign-in-paris-yulo-eyes-la-games-in-2028-1949">READ: After golden campaign in Paris, Yulo eyes LA Games in 2028</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/5/what-will-carlos-yulo-do-with-incentives-from-olympics-triumph-1507" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: What will Carlos Yulo do with incentives from Olympics triumph?</a></div><p>&quot;The template applied in weightlifting, gymnastics and boxing has been tested and proven again in Paris,&quot; said Tolentino on the formula for success in sports -- a squad of coaches, strength and conditioning experts, physiotherapists, nutritionists, among others.</p><p>&quot;The POC will be encouraging national sports associations to apply a similar template,&quot; he added.</p><p>There are 32 sports being played in the Paris Olympics that will be retained in the LA 2028 program, and Tolentino is confident that there are more than a dozen of them where Filipino athletes can win medals.</p><p>&quot;Shooting, archery, and taekwondo, to name a few,&quot; said Tolentino, who is also confident that cycling -- the federation that he heads -- can also contribute to the medal haul.</p><p>An International Cycling Union-standard 250-meter indoor velodrome is expected to be completed in mid-2025 in Tagaytay City, where Tolentino is mayor.</p><p>&quot;Twelve gold medals, six men and six women, are staked in track cycling here in Paris, that’s a lot of opportunities,&quot; said Tolentino.</p><p>For now, however, the focus is on celebrating the achievements of the Philippine Olympians in the Paris Games.</p><p>They will be welcomed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Malacañan Palace on Tuesday for a program, where they will be handed their incentives.</p><p>Team Philippines, led by Yulo, will arrive at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City. They will parade through the streets of Manila before heading to Malacañan. -- with Cignal TV/POC Media </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/9/marcos-to-welcome-yulo-ph-delegation-from-paris-2024-2049">READ: Marcos to welcome Yulo, PH delegation from Paris 2024</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></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/H-dcWu4OAUE?&amp;t=12s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></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/oPnYiZv1C1Q?&amp;t=33s&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Philippines' campaigns in the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games will be tough to follow, the chief of the country's Olympic committee said.</p>

The Philippines' campaigns in the Tokyo and Paris Olympic Games will be tough to follow, the chief of the country's Olympic committee said.

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Work starts now for LA 2028, says POC chief

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