The Philippines are competing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September. The country qualified six athletes in four sports.[1] This marks the second consecutive Paralympiad wherein the Philippines failed to win a medal. Its best finish is 4th in Women's Javelin Throw F54 courtesy of Cendy Asusano. Other close shaves include Jerrold Mangliwan's, Ernie Gawilan's, and Angel Otom's performances in the final of their respective events.
| Philippines at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | PHI |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee of the Philippines |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 6 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Agustina Bantiloc Ernie Gawilan |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Cendy Asusano |
| Officials | Ral Rosario (chef de mission) |
| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Background
editThe Philippine delegation would arrive in France by August 12, ahead of the opening ceremony to train in Nimes.[2] Gerardo Rosario was the chef de mission of the delgation.[3]
At the opening ceremony the athletes wore outfits which were designed by women's fashion brand Ditta.[4] Owner Ditta Sandico herself was involved and was assisted by Janinna Santos. The men, would wear black jackets adorned with traditional textile or habol handwoven individually by members of the Mangyan people. The women would wear a wrap or a pañuelo made of banana and abaca fibers with a design and colors inspired from the Philippine flag and a sun-motif brooch. The women wore wear yellow hats while the men wore wear blue.[5][6] Ernie Gawilan and Agustina Bantiloc were the opening ceremony flagbearers.[7]
Cendy Asusano would be named as closing ceremony flagbearer, a distinction initially assigned to Angel Otom.[8][9]
Competitors
edit
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Archery
editThe Philippines entered one archer into the games after Agustina Bantiloc qualified through Bipartite Commission (BPC) Invitation in the women's compound event. Bantiloc also qualified by achieving the Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS).[10] Bantiloc is the oldest competitor of the delegation at 55 years old.[11]
Bantiloc scored 618 in the open ranking round, her season best but placed last among 28 competitors pitting her against fifth seed Jane Karla Gögel of Brazil in the round of 32.[12] Bantiloc ended her campaign after losing 127–143 to Gögel.[13]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Agustina Bantiloc | Individual compound | 618 | 28 |  Gögel (BRA)L 127–143 |
Did not advance | ||||
Athletics
editThe Philippines qualified two athletes in the Games. Jerrold Mangliwan was qualified after winning a gold medal in the men’s 400 meter-T52 and silver in the men’s 100 meter-T52 in the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China. Meanwhile, Filipina javelin thrower, Cendy Asusano will make her Paralympic debut and will represent the country in the Games. In the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships held in Kobe, Japan, Asusano finished in fourth place in the biennial event.[14][15]
In the men's 400 m T52, Mangliwan would progress to the final where he finished eight place. [16] His race was hampered by rain.[17] In the 100 m, Mangliwan finished last overall among 12 racers.[18] The 100 m race was his weaker event among the two.[17]
Asusano registered a personal best in the women's javelin thro F54, but finished as fourth barely missing a place in the podium.[19]
Men's track
edit| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jerrold Mangliwan | Men's 400 m T52 | 1:05.79 | 7 q | 1:04.55 | 8 |
| Men's 100 m T52 | 19.44 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Women's field
edit| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Cendy Asusano | Women's javelin throw F54 | 15.05 PB | 4 |
Swimming
editThe Philippines qualified two swimmers (one man and one woman) to compete at the games, by achieving the MQS allocation slots.[20][21] This will be Gawilan's third consecutive Paralympics participation having taken part in the 2016 and 2020 editions.[22]
Gawilan did not advance from the 200 m individual medley SM7 his first event at Paris 2024. He finished last among eleven swimmers. His time is slower than the 2:50.49 record he set in the 2020 Paralympics.[23] Coach Tony Ong projected him to qualify for the 200 m final which they used as a tune up for the 400 m freestyle. His struggle in the breaststroke sequence was assessed to be the reason of his elimination in the heats.[24]
He would perform better in the 400 m freestyle S7, his pet event.[23] He would finish third overall in the heats to advance to the final. However he would miss the podium, finishing sixth place.[25]
Otom shattered her previous personal best of 44.72 seconds with a 44.03 in the heats of the 50 m backstroke S5. She placed 4th in her heat and 7th overall to sneak in to the final.[26] In the final, she was in bronze medal position until the 25-meter mark where she slowly faded to clock in at exactly 44 seconds and eventually wind up 6th in her Paralympic Games debut, smashing her short-lived personal best by three hundredths of a second.[27]
It was more or less the same story in the 50 m butterfly S5. Otom placed third in her heat with a 46.85 which was good for fifth overall and another final. In the final, Otom started out strong but decelerated towards the finish to end her debut Paralympic campaign in 5th.[28]
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ernie Gawilan | 400 m freestyle S7 | 5:00.13 | 3 Q | 5:03.18 | 6 |
| 200 m individual medley SM7 | 2:56.39 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Angel Otom | 50 m backstroke S5 | 44.03 | 7 Q | 44.00 | 6 |
| 50 m butterfly S5 | 46.85 | 5 Q | 45.78 | 5 | |
Taekwondo
editPhilippines entered one athlete to compete at the Paralympics competition. Allain Ganapin qualified for Paris 2024, after winning the gold medal results in his class, through the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament in Tai'an, China.[29] Ganapin have qualified previously for Tokyo 2020 but was unable to compete due to contracting COVID-19.[11]
Ganapin won his first bout over Hadi Hassanzada of the Refugee Paralympic Team before ending his Olympic campaign to Abulfaz Abuzarli of Azerbaijan.[30]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Allain Ganapin | Men's –80 kg |  Hassanzada (RPT)W 22–13 |
 Abuzarli (AZE)L 9–12 |
Did not advance | |||||
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "ICYMI: Pinoy Paralympians mainit na sinalubong sa Paris" [ICYMI: Pinoy Paralympians warmly welcomed in Paris Paris]. ABS-CBN News (in Filipino). TFC News. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Pedralvez, Bong (19 August 2024). "Para athletes set to move to Games Village". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Reyes, Juno (23 August 2024). "How this Filipino fashion brand made the PH Paralympics team's national costumes". Rappler. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ Purnell, Kristofer (21 August 2024). "Philippine athletes wearing Banaca, Mangyan fabrics to Paris Paralympics opening ceremony". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Ethnic-themed parade uniforms for Philippine Paralympians". Manila Bulletin. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (25 August 2024). "Gawilan, Batinloc to carry Philippine flag in Paris Paralympics opening rites". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Asusano resets personal best, retains world ranking in Paralympics". ABS-CBN News. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Team PH makes switch, names Asusano as flag-bearer". ABS-CBN News. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Montejo, Mark Rey (8 June 2024). "Archer Bantiloc books ticket to Paris Paralympics". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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- ^ Payo, Jasmine (29 August 2024). "Para archer Bantiloc last in Paris ranking round despite season-best mark". Rappler. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (30 August 2024). "Archer Bantiloc ends Paralympic bid". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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- ^ Bohol, Gabriel (2 July 2024). "6 Filipino paralympic athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Ambat, Pao (31 August 2024). "Paralympic Games 2024: Jerrold Mangliwan places 8th in men's 400m-T52 final". One Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ a b Navarro, June (5 September 2024). "Mangliwan pins hope on event that's not his favorite". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympic Games: Three-time Paralympian Jerrold Mangliwan ends Paris 2024 journey after 100m race". One Sports. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (7 September 2024). "Cendy Asusano falls short of javelin throw medal to wrap up PH campaign in Paralympics". Rappler. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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- ^ Villar, Joey (20 February 2024). "Gawilan, Otom earn tickets to Paris". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (20 February 2024). "Davao swimmer Ernie Gawilan secures 3rd Paralympics spot". SunStar. SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ a b Payo, Jasmine (31 August 2024). "Para swimmer Ernie Gawilan suffers tough start to Paris campaign". Rappler. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Para swimmer Ernie Gawilan gets another Paralympics glory crack". BusinessWorld. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (2 September 2024). "Ernie Gawilan places sixth in men's 400m freestyle final". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympics 2024: PH swimmer Angel Otom hits personal best, secures finals berth in 50m backstroke". Bilyonaryo News Channel. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Isaga, John Remil (4 September 2024). "Glimpse of potential: Angel Otom claims 6th in Paris Paralympics backstroke final". Rappler. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (7 September 2024). "Paralympics: Angel Otom finishes fifth in women's 50m butterfly S5 final". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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