The uphill climb on the world sports activities stage continues for the Philippines because the 2024 Paris Paralympics runs from August 28 to September 8 (August 29 to September 9, Manila time), two weeks after the top of the nation’s historic Summer time Video games run.
Following the exploits of double-gold gymnastics icon Carlos Yulo, the six-person Philippine Paralympic delegation is out to show no impediment is certainly too large for a Filipino to overcome, able-bodied or in any other case.
Doubtless on their ultimate Paralympic runs, swimmer Ernie Gawilan and wheelchair racer Jerrold Mangliwan are each out to take advantage of their third Para Video games appearances and hope to develop the Philippines’ small all-time medal haul of two bronzes.
On the youthful facet of the delegation, swimmer Angel Otom is seeking to parlay a breakout 2023 ASEAN Para Video games stint for a standout run among the many world’s finest.
Rounding out the Filipino group is a trio of promising underdogs: javelin thrower Cendy Asusano, world No. 30 para archer Agustina Bantiloc, and 2020 Tokyo Video games taekwondo wager Allain Ganapin.
Medal hopes stay slim for the Philippines’ eighth Paralympics stint since debuting in 1988, however the Summer time Video games have confirmed that nothing is unattainable for this small nation of big-hearted athletes.
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