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Boxing icon Nesthy Petecio, certainly one of solely 4 Filipinos to earn a number of Olympic medals, evokes the following era to proceed their very own pursuits of greatness, whether or not in or out of sports activities
MANILA, Philippines – On the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympics, Filipina boxing star Nesthy Petecio has cemented her place among the many sport’s best figures.
Though her resume comes in need of an Olympic gold medal, the 32-year-old veteran continues to be certainly one of solely 4 Filipinos to have earned a number of medals within the quadrennial showpiece, with a silver within the 2020 Tokyo Video games and a bronze in Paris.
Together with her profession nearly to begin sliding off from a extremely respectable peak, Petecio is nonetheless wanting ahead to nonetheless competing at a excessive stage, however extra importantly, persevering with to encourage the following era of budding boxers, Olympians, and upstanding members of society generally.
Talking at a capability crowd principally of elementary and highschool college students on the Rizal Memorial Coliseum after the Olympians’ welcome parade on Wednesday, August 14, the multi-awarded boxer had a brief, however significant message to all those that got here to see her and her fellow athletes.
“Sa mga kabataan po na nag-e-aim na sundan yung yapak po naming nandito lahat na nandito po sa harapan ninyo, wag niyo pong pigilan yung sarili ninyo. Wag niyo pong pigilan na abutin ang pangarap ninyo,” she stated as she stood alongside the likes of fellow medalists Carlos Yulo and Aira Villegas.
“Lagi niyo pong tatandaan, sa bawat paghindi ni Lord, sa bawat pag-ayaw ni Lord na ibigay ang gusto natin, mas higher ang plano ng Panginoon kaysa sa atin!“
(To the youth who goal to comply with in our footsteps right here, don’t hinder your self. Don’t hinder your pursuit of your desires. At all times keep in mind, with each no the Lord says, with His each denial of our needs, He at all times has a greater plan than what we’ve considered.)
As she has at all times accomplished in her profession, the ever-bubbly Petecio made probably the most of what might possible be her final look in an Olympic setting.
Because it stands, boxing stays in menace of being scrapped from the 2028 Los Angeles Video games, which might have been a tough climb again up for Petecio no matter verdict, provided that she could be 36 years previous by then.
Nevertheless, the previous world champion and two-time Southeast Asian Video games gold medalist has nonetheless dedicated to a pursuit of the Asian Championships and the Asian Video games — two occasions that she has but to win gold at.
It doesn’t matter what, Petecio will experience off into the sundown figuring out she didn’t hinder herself in her quest for greatness. The Olympic gold could also be endlessly out of attain after Paris, however as she stated, possibly the Lord has higher plans in retailer. – Rappler.com
