Marcos Jr. congratulates Aira Villegas for bronze medal finish in Paris

Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-V9we7SCIu/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=596&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3365754.0999999642%2C%22ls%22%3A3365340.5%2C%22le%22%3A3365742.5999999642%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="545" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated Filipina boxer Aira Villegas for winning a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.</p><p>Villegas settled for third place after losing against Turkiye’s Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the women’s boxing 50-kg semi-final stage.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/6/aira-villegas-takes-bronze-after-semis-loss-to-turkish-foe-434" id="isPasted">Paris 2024: Aira Villegas takes bronze after semis loss to Turkish foe</a></div><p>“That was a knockout performance in your Olympic debut!” the President said in a social media post.</p><p>“You made us all proud and are surely an inspiration to young Filipinas,” he said.</p><p>&quot;Thank you for bringing home bronze,” he added</p><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/louOQtiDb5U?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Villegas’ win brings the Philippines’ medal tally to 3, following gymnast Carlos Yulo’s back-to-back gold finishes in the men’s floor exercise and vault competition.</p><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/hAmrQ7vNPsE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated Filipina boxer Aira Villegas for winning a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday congratulated Filipina boxer Aira Villegas for winning a bronze medal in the Paris Olympics.

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Marcos Jr. congratulates boxer Aira Villegas for bronze medal finish in Paris Olympics

Marcos Jr. congratulates boxer Aira Villegas for bronze medal finish in Paris Olympics

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Aug 07, 2024 07:24 AM PHT

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