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Allain Keanu Ganapin (right), together with his coach Gershon Bautista, during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Handout/PSC-PH Paralympic Committee


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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/17251116472021000026712.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Allain Keanu Ganapin (right), together with his coach Gershon Bautista, during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Handout/PSC-PH Paralympic Committee"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Allain Keanu Ganapin (right), together with his coach Gershon Bautista, during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. <em>Handout/PSC-PH Paralympic Committee</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Philippines&#x27; bets in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games&#x27; taekwondo and swimming absorbed defeats on Saturday. </p><p>Allain Ganapin almost upset Azerbaijani Abulfaz Abuzarli before dropping a heartbreaking 12-9 decision in the second round of the K44 men&#x27;s 80-kilogram division, with the Filipino falling short of holding on to his 9-5 lead with still 1:49 left in the match. </p><p>Abuzarli&#x27;s coach sued for time to disrupt the Filipino&#x27;s play and revise his athlete&#x27;s tactics, a ploy that worked wonders for the reigning European Para Championships king.</p><p>Ganapin remained stuck at nine while his foe quickly overhauled the deficit, with Abuzarli gaining the upper hand, 11-9 after a body kick with 51 seconds left. </p><p>Ganapi&#x27;s coach Gersohn Bautista called for a timeout in hopes of cutting their opponent&#x27;s momentum, but the Azebarjaini veteran&#x27;s defense proved to be enough for him to fend off the Filipino as he even gained another score through a penalty. </p><p>&quot;Sayang, sorry naano ako sa dulo, kaya kong habulin ngunit ayaw lumabas. Nag-change strategy kami ni coach pero hindi gumana. Feeling ko, kaya ko talaga,” said Ganapin with an apologetic look on his face.</p><p>&quot;Sayang, World Cup champion ang naging kalaban ko, akala ko mapipitas ko,” lamented the Marikina native. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/29/after-previous-disappointments-ganapin-eyes-strong-stint-in-paralympics-2152">READ: After previous disappointments, Ganapin eyes strong stint in Paralympics</a></div><p>&quot;Magaling din yung strategy nung coach ng Azerbaijan ng tumawag siya ng timeout para ma-disrupt yung momentum ni Allain. Beterano talaga,” added Bautista. &quot;It was a good timeout by them so we called our own timeout to break their momentum. Kaya lang, it didn&#x27;t pan out in the way that we envisioned it. We&#x27;ll do better.”</p><p>Despite the setback, Ganapin said that he enjoyed finally competing in the Paralympic Games after missing what was to be his debut in the competition in 2021 when he was sidelined by COVID-19 just before he was scheduled to fly to the Tokyo capital.</p><p>&quot;Nag-enjoy ako rito dahil nagawa ko yung gusto kong laro,” noted the athlete, who also had an abrupt exit in last year&#x27;s Hangzhou Asian Para Games when he was disqualified for hitting the head of his foe.</p><p>Meanwhile, over at the La Defense Arena, veteran para swimmer Gawilan exited the men&#x27;s 200-m individual play at 11th place.</p><p>&quot;Ernie had some problems in the breaststroke leg and did not like to push it,” said coach Tony Ong.</p><p>&quot;Anyway, we tried to use this event as part of his tuneup for his favorite event, the 400-meter freestyle on Monday,” Ong added.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/30/mangliwan-wraps-up-men-s-400m-t52-final-at-8th-place-135">READ: Mangliwan wraps up men&#x27;s 400m T52 final at 8th place</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/TepxC5LXzrk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><br/></div>

<p>The Philippines’ bets in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games’ taekwondo and swimming absorbed defeats on Saturday. </p>

The Philippines’ bets in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games’ taekwondo and swimming absorbed defeats on Saturday.

Paris Paralympics: Allain Ganapin, Ernie Gawilan absorb losses in taekwondo, swimming

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Paris Paralympics: Allain Ganapin, Ernie Gawilan absorb losses in taekwondo, swimming

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Published August 31, 2024 09:41 PM PHT

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