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The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France, from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with preliminary events in some sports beginning on 24 July. [1] Athletes representing 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the games. [2]
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from ...
On July 26, 2021, the Philippines clinched its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with Hidilyn Diaz winning the Women's 55 kg event in Weightlifting. [2] Furthermore, with a 1-2-1 haul in its best Olympic showing (until 2024), the Philippines emerged as the best performing Southeast Asian nation, a title they last held ...
The Filipino national anthem was played during the award ceremony for the first time at the Olympics following her victory. Weightlifter wins Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medal Skip to ...
Filipino athlete Hidilyn Diaz brought the Philippines its first-ever Olympic gold medal after winning the women's 55-kilogram (121-pound) weightlifting competition. What happened: Diaz, a four ...
July 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM The Team USA men's gymnastics squad won a bronze medal in the team event Monday — and received a mysterious box in addition to its medals while on the podium.
The Philippines competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024, celebrating the centenary of the team's debut in the same city.Filipino athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games from 1924 onwards, except for Moscow 1980 when the nation was part of the American-led boycott.
July 3–8 – The Philippine national basketball team finishes in the semifinal round at the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Riga, Latvia, after losing 71–60 to Brazil. [29] [30] July 21 – Strong Group Athletics wins the 2024 William Jones Cup in New Taipei City, Taiwan after defeating Chinese Taipei A 83–79. [31]