The Philippines ends the 2024 Olympics with two gold medals from gymnast Carlos Yulo and one bronze medal each from boxers Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas
Claim: Filipino athletes Elreen Ando, Carlo Paalam, John Cabang Tolentino, and EJ Obiena won gold in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Why we fact-checked this: Graphics claiming that the four Filipinos won gold at the 2024 Olympics were posted on Facebook from August 2 to 7 by a page with almost 200,000 followers and 18,000 likes.
As of writing, the posts regarding the gold medals supposedly won by Ando, Paalam, Tolentino, and Obiena have garnered a total of 27,632 reactions, 5,933 comments, and 648 shares.
The facts: Contrary to the claim, the four athletes did not win gold medals in their respective sporting events at the Paris Olympics.
Filipina weightlifter Ando placed sixth in the women’s 59kg division, while boxer Paalam, who won silver in the Tokyo Games three years ago, lost his chance to win another Olympic medal after a split decision loss to Australian Charlie Senior in the men’s boxing 57kg quarterfinals.
Philippine athletics bets Tolentino and Obiena also did not finish with gold in the Paris Games. Tolentino withdrew from the repechage of the men’s 110m hurdles just before his race due to an injury, while Obiena finished fourth in the men’s pole vault final, narrowly falling short of a podium finish.
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