Philippine Para Athletics team, target ang podium finish sa #2024Paralympics

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00:00The two members of the Philippine Para-Athletics Team,

00:04Sen. Gerald Mangliwan and Sen. Asusano,

00:07shared their mission in the 2024 Paralympics

00:11in the field sports arena in Pasig City.

00:15This is what Paolo Salamate has to say.

00:19The two members of the Philippine Para-Athletics Team,

00:23Sen. Gerald Mangliwan and Sen. Asusano,

00:26are the flagbearers of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.

00:31The two qualified for the Paralympics

00:34via high-performance standard,

00:36Sen. 3-time Olympian and 6-time ASEAN Para-Games gold medalist Mangliwan

00:40and veteran-seeded thrower Asusano.

00:43This is my resume.

00:46I'm not saying that I'll be silver or bronze.

00:49I just hope that I'll get the gold medal.

00:52Even if I have a chance,

00:53if I fight, I'll bring the pride of our country.

00:58It was also a big thing for the two Para-Athletes

01:01to raise their enthusiasm for the Paralympics

01:04with the successful campaign of Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo

01:08in the Paris Olympics a while ago.

01:10Carlos Yulo started it.

01:13The other gymnasts like Pecheo and Naira,

01:16they're all good.

01:17All of them are good.

01:19So, it's up to us to continue the good work.

01:23Yulo gave us the honor of winning two gold medals.

01:26We'll continue to work hard to win medals.

01:31After Yulo's two Olympic gold medal finish,

01:34Philippine Para-Athletics team head coach,

01:36Jowel Derriada announced that instead of being pressured,

01:39they're considering this a challenge for themselves.

01:43We're not being pressured.

01:45We're facing a challenge.

01:46We'll show that what's happening in the Olympics is real.

01:50And that's what will happen to us in the Paralympic Games.

01:53For now, the morale of our Para-Athletes

01:56who are fighting for the 2024 Paralympics

01:58after the historic campaign of the former athletes

02:01who fought in the Paris Games a while ago.

02:04The Philippine Para-Athletics team

02:06has just left this week

02:08for their two-week training camp in Paris, France.

02:11Paolo Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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