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Angel Mae Otom during the day of her competition in the Women's 50m backstroke S5 event of the 17th Paralympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena. Handout/Philippine Paralympic Committee


Angel Mae Otom during the day of her competition in the Women's 50m backstroke S5 event of the 17th Paralympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena.
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><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/172569161352320240905-otom-anegl-mae-paris-HO-1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Angel Mae Otom during the day of her competition in the Women&#x27;s 50m backstroke S5 event of the 17th Paralympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena. Handout/Philippine Paralympic Committee"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Angel Mae Otom during the day of her competition in the Women&#x27;s 50m backstroke S5 event of the 17th Paralympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena. <em>Handout/Philippine Paralympic Committee</em></span></span></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>UPDATED</strong>) Filipina para swimmer Angel Mae Otom finished in fifth place in the women&#x27;s 50-meter butterfly S5 in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Friday at the La Defense Arena in Paris.</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">Otom clocked 45.78-seconds in the final, 7.61-seconds behind gold medalist Lu Dong of China who set a new world record with a time of 38.17-seconds.</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/2024/9/6/para-swimmer-otom-advances-to-final-of-50m-butterfly-1640"></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/2024/9/6/para-swimmer-otom-advances-to-final-of-50m-butterfly-1640">READ: Para swimmer Otom advances to final of 50m butterfly</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">Another Chinese swimmer in He Shenggao -- the former record-holder -- was relegated to silver with a time of 38.98-s, while Turkey&#x27;s Sevilay Ozturk completed the podium after clocking 43.70-s.</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">Otom&#x27;s time was faster than her 46.85-s clocking in the heats.</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">A first-time Paralympian, Otom had placed sixth in the women&#x27;s 50m backstroke-S5 on Wednesday morning.</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/2024/9/4/otom-finishes-6th-in-50m-backstroke-as-china-sweeps-podium-1531"></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/2024/9/4/otom-finishes-6th-in-50m-backstroke-as-china-sweeps-podium-1531">READ: Otom finishes 6th in 50m backstroke as China sweeps podium</a></span></div><p>&quot;Angel did really good in her last event the 50-meter butterfly. This is her first Paralympics and both of her events are all in finals, kulang na lang ng podium,&quot; said national para swimming coach Tony Ong.</p><p>&quot;I believe that next time, she will come prepared and hopefully dominate both events,&quot; he added.</p><p>Brian Ong,  the son of the head coach, who has been mentoring Otom since 2021, said they are happy with the swimmer&#x27;s performance.</p><p>&quot;Lumaban siya at binigay na niyang lahat. Hindi siya nag-backdown,&quot; said the national para swimming assistant coach.</p><p>Otom is a third-year irregular BS Sports Science student at UP Diliman, and the athlete said that going back to school was one of her priorities once she returns to Manila after taking a year’s sabbatical to prepare for the meet in Paris.  </p><p>&quot;Sabi naman ni dean Kiko (UP-Diliman College of Human Kinetics dean Francis Diaz) that he would help ease me back to my studies once we return home while preparing for the next Paralympic Games,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Puwedeng-puwede pa. Gusto ko pong makamit ang mas mataas na karangalan,&quot; said Otom, who is already looking forward to competing in the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.</p><div></div>

<p>Filipina para swimmer Angel Mae Otom finished in fifth place in the women's 50-meter butterfly S5 in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Friday at the La Defense Arena in Paris.</p>

Filipina para swimmer Angel Mae Otom finished in fifth place in the women's 50-meter butterfly S5 in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Friday at the La Defense Arena in Paris.

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Otom sets new personal-best, finishes 5th in women's 50m butterfly

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Published September 07, 2024 02:48 PM PHT

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