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SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 July 31

Philippine Time

• 3:04 am – Eumir Marcial (boxing) – round of 16
• 3:33 am – Kayla Noelle Sanchez (swimming) – semifinals
• 6:04 pm – Hergie Bacyadam (boxing) – round of 16
• 9:30 pm – Carlo Paalam (boxing) – round of 16
• 11:30pm – Carlos Yulo (gymnastics) – men’s all-around final

FULL PHILIPPINE TEAM SCHEDULE HERE.

Paris Olympics: Carlos Yulo an all-around longshot in first crack at medal

Team Philippines’ Carlos Yulo competes in the parallel bars event of the artistic gymnastics men’s qualification during the Paris Olympics 2024 at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

Carlos Yulo has three chances of claiming a medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and his initial shot comes in the men’s artistic gymnastics all-around final on Wednesday at Bercy Arena in what could well be a preview of the podium encounter in the vault and floor exercise this weekend.

There’s a narrow window for the Filipino two-time world champion to pull it off in the all-around though, having placed ninth in the qualification, safe enough to secure a spot in the top 24.

But no one is discounting an upset. FULL STORY

Paris Olympics: Kayla Sanchez upbeat ahead of freestyle semis

Kayla Sanchez, of the Philippines, prepares for her heat in the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Nanterre, France. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Kayla Sanchez said her performance in the women’s 100m freestyle heats at the Paris Olympics 2024 was a product of hard work in training.

Sanchez cracked the Top 16 to qualify for the semifinal after placing 10th, clocking in at 53.67 seconds to set the national record. FULL STORY

Paris Olympics: Kiyomi Watanabe ‘no regrets’ after early exit

China’s Tang Jing and Philippines’ Kiyomi Watanabe (Blue) compete in the judo women’s -63kg round of 32 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

MANILA, Philippines—Team Philippines’ Kiyomi Watanabe said she had no regrets despite a quick end to her campaign in the women -63kg judo at the Paris Olympics 2024.

Watanabe was no match for China’s Tang Jing in their round of 32 match at Champ-de-Mars Arena, where the Filipino-Japanese lasted just 51 seconds. FULL STORY