Aira Villegas, aabante na sa quarterfinals ng Women's 50kg division; 1 panalo pa para magka-medalya

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Sabay sa kanyang kaarawan sa 2024 Paris Olympics ang panalo ni Aira Villegas para umabante sa quarterfinals! Isa lang 'yan sa kabi-kabilang selebrasyon sa palaro kung saan pinagdiwang ang sportsmanship, kapatiran at pagtupad ng mga pangarap anuman ang edad.

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00:00At the same time, on her day in the 2024 Paris Olympics,

00:04Ira Villegas won to advance to the quarterfinals.

00:09That's just one of the many celebrations in the games

00:13where sportsmanship,

00:16determination, and fulfilling dreams of any age are celebrated.

00:21Live from Paris, France,

00:23we're joined by JP Soriano.

00:26JP?

00:30Mel, kapuso, it's only 1.19 p.m. here in Paris, France,

00:35and we're in front of the Olympic Village

00:37where the athletes who qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics

00:42are staying,

00:44and they're getting closer to a possible podium finish

00:48and a medal.

00:49Our Filipino boxers, the latest among them

00:53is Ira Villegas, who won a ticket to the quarterfinals

00:57on her birthday, Mel.

00:59And this Olympics, Mel, kapuso,

01:01is not just a story of the hard work of our Filipino athletes,

01:05but also a story of inspiration

01:07and viral athletes here at the Olympics.

01:14As soon as she entered the boxing ring,

01:16Ira Villegas' 29th birthday wish was already clear.

01:20Take it!

01:21In the next round of the 50kg division,

01:23she was forced to reach solid punches.

01:26In just round one, she already won the scorecard.

01:30While she was close to round two,

01:32and when it came to the third round,

01:34the Filipino fans were already cheering in the North Paris Arena.

01:39Ira was the one who put it all together.

01:41In truth, it was a big celebration of sportsmanship

01:45and brotherhood, the Olympics.

01:48This year, it was a tribute to the table tennis players

01:52of North and South Korea

01:55who were given the opportunity to play

01:57and take a selfie at the awarding ceremony,

02:00even from countries that have been separated

02:04and separated for almost 80 years.

02:06This game also fulfilled the Olympic dream

02:10of the 58-year-old Chilean table tennis player,

02:13Zeng Jiying, a former member of the China national team

02:17who opened her dreams 40 years ago

02:20before migrating to Chile.

02:22In returning to sports, she reunited

02:25with her 61-year-old teammate, Nick Sialian,

02:28who is currently in Luxembourg.

02:31The nonchalant and O.A. target shooters of the Olympics

02:34were also joking around.

02:38But the two silver medalists,

02:42the Turkish, Yusuf Dikic,

02:44who is known for his simple and unadorned form,

02:46were also impressed.

02:51And the South Korean, Kim Yeji,

02:54who is complete in her eyewear and shooting gears.

02:59In this Olympics,

03:01it was literally proven by the Egyptian fencer,

03:03Nadha Hafez,

03:05that she can compete in sports for seven months

03:09if guided, of course, by medical experts.

03:13Off Paris, in the faraway Tahiti,

03:15the venue of Surfing for this Olympics,

03:19the iconic of this picture,

03:21the Brazilian, Gabriel Medina,

03:24and his surfboard,

03:25floating in the air.

03:33And Mel, you know, our Filipino athletes

03:35are inspired by the stories of other athletes

03:38from different parts of the world

03:40who are here in the Paris Olympics.

03:42And sadly, the Olympic journey here in Paris

03:47is not over yet.

03:49We are still waiting for Gerald Hatch

03:51to finish 36th place

03:53in the 100-meter butterfly preliminary round.

03:55But later at 8 p.m.

03:57or early in the morning in the Philippines,

03:59Tokyo Olympic silver medallist,

04:01Nesty Petetio,

04:03will fight again

04:05to continue his efforts

04:07to win the hope here

04:09in the Paris Olympics.

04:11And live from the Olympic Village

04:13in Paris, France,

04:16and as part of the Philippine Olympic Committee Media,

04:18back to you, Mel.

04:20Thank you very much, JP Soriano.

Aira Villegas, aabante na sa quarterfinals ng Women's 50kg division; 1 panalo pa para magka-medalya | 24 Oras

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