Netizens celebrate the Philippines’ historic Olympic campaign as they look forward to the future of Philippine sports
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics may have been over but for Filipinos, this is the beginning of hope for a greater success of Philippine athletes competing on the world stage.
Just three days into the Games, Filipinos online celebrated on Monday evening, July 26, after Hidilyn Diaz’s historic win in the 55kg event of weightlifting that gave the Philippines its first Olympic gold medal. (READ: Filipino netizens erupt with joy after Hidilyn Diaz’s historic Olympic win)
From one strong woman to another, Nesthy Petecio became the first Filipina Olympic boxing medalist with her silver finish in the women’s featherweight class.
There’s no stopping the Filipinos in celebrating this glorious feat of women athletes making ‘herstory.’
Eumir Marcial added a bronze to the Philippines’ Olympic medal haul two days later on Thursday, August 5, after his thrilling run ended in the men’s middleweight semifinals.
The whole nation surely agreed when Marcial graciously said that his bronze medal “is gold.”
Carlo Paalam took home the Olympic silver medal in men’s boxing flyweight on Saturday, August 7. Despite not winning the gold, he has already inspired so many Filipinos with his journey to Olympic glory.
Even Tokyo 2020’s official Twitter account couldn’t help but get emotional with Paalam’s silver finish.
Just qualifying in the Olympics alone is already a huge feat for the Philippine team.
Filipinos can’t help but feel proud of the athletes just by representing the Philippines in the biggest sporting event in the world. Even without medals, social media users congratulated Team Pilipinas for a job well done.
Despite not making it to the podium, Margielyn Didal skated her way into becoming the talk online with her smile and cheerful attitude.
