Philippine Olympic Athletes for Tokyo 2020

Philippine Olympic Athletes for Tokyo 2020

Miggy Dumlao • July 19, 2021

The Olympics are finally upon us. Sports fans and athletes were deprived of the quadrennial event in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the greatest athletic competition on earth is finally set to begin on July 23 of 2021 in Tokyo.


Every athlete’s dream is to wave the flag of their country in their respective sport in the Olympics and the Philippines is no different. These 19 athletes hope to make the Pearl of the East proud and bring home that elusive gold medal.

Listed in alphabetical order.



Elreen Ando


Ando earned her berth for Tokyo 2020 via continental allocation as the highest ranked athlete in the International Weightlifting Federation absolute ranking list for the women's -64kg event in Asia.


Though overshadowed by star weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, the Cebuana has all the tools needed to make her own mark and bring the nation pride this coming Olympics.


Kurt Barbosa


Barbosa clinched his berth after gutting out a last gasp win in the 2021 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Amman, Jordan.


Barbosa is the sole Taekwondo representative for the Philippines and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist hopes to fly the jins’ banner high in the Olympics when he competes in the 58-kg weight class.


Hidilyn Diaz


Diaz needs no introduction to Filipino fans and the weightlifting world is sure to have their eyes on her at the Olympics. She might one up herself this year, bettering her runner up placing in the Rio Olympics in 2016.


She officially qualified for Tokyo by lifting a 90kg snatch in the Asian Weightlifting Championships held in April of this year.


Margielyn Didal


Didal is a fan favorite and a trailblazer for Philippine skating and she needs no introduction. The 2020 Asia Skater of the Year Awardee qualified for the Olympics by virtue of being the 13th ranked female skater in the world.


While her back is against the wall with strong competition with the likes of skateboarding hotbeds Brazil, Japan, and the United States sure to field virtuoso skaters, Didal is as strong a bet as any of our athletes to get that elusive gold medal for the Philippines.


Luke Gebbie


Gebbie and fellow swimmer Remedy Rule completed the 19 athletes that will compete in the Olympics for the Philippines. Gebbie qualified by virtue of having enough points from FINA.


The Australia- based Filipino holds several national records including the 50 meter freestyle and 50 meter butterfly events. After finishing with a silver and bronze to his name in the 2019 South East Asia games, it may be time for an overdue gold medal this Olympics.


Kristina Knott


The Miami based Knott joined the Philippine national team for athletics fairly recently as a way to connect more to her Filipino roots. Fast forward a couple of years and the Filipino-American sprinter is as good a bet as any to get that elusive gold for the Philippines.


Knott is the national record holder for both the 100 meter and 200 meter events and after securing four medals in the 2019 SEA

Games she looks to add to her medal collection in Tokyo.


Irish Magno


Magno was the first Filipino to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics back in March of last year. That also makes her the first Filipina boxer to qualify for the Summer Games in history.


The Ilongga has been a staple of the Philippine national team for a long time, earning her first gold medal in an international competition back in 2012 at the Taiwan Open in Taipei. She represented the Philippines in the 2019 SEA Games ultimately finishing second. Here’s hoping she one ups that by gaining gold in the 2020 Olympic games.


Eumir Marcial


Fourth on our list is also a long time staple in Philippine boxing. Marcial has been boxing since he was 6 and it shows as he is possibly the country’s best hope to gain gold after running roughshod against quality competition back in the Asia/Oceania qualifiers in 2020.


Here’s hoping the solidly built middleweight will continue his dominance over his division in the Olympics.


Cris Nievarez


Rowing may not be a popular sport in the Philippines but maybe Nievarez can change that with a strong showing this summer games.


The Atimonan, Quezon native qualified for the Olympics early in May by making the semifinals of the World Rowing Asia Oceania Continental Qualification Regatta. The 21-year-old booked his place as the sole representative of the national rowing team and he looks to put forth a massive effort in the men’s lightweight single sculls.


EJ Obiena


The Philippines has a long line of greats in the field of athletics and EJ Obiena hopes to be the next household name. In fact, he might already be there as a 2019 SEA Games gold medalist and the current face of track and field.


Obiena qualified way back in 2020 and here’s hoping he soars the highest in Tokyo.


Carlo Paalam


The 2019 SEA Games flyweight gold medalist earned his berth for the Olympics back in March. He has been a boxer for the national team since 2013 and he has garnered quite a few medals along the way.


The pride of Cagayan de Oro was a scavenger back when he was discovered at 9 years old and the Olympics may be the perfect ending of this rags to riches story if he wins a gold medal.


Bianca Pagdanganan


While overshadowed by Yuka Saso, Pagdanganan is no slouch herself when it comes to golf. The Quezon City native has been competing for the Philippines for a while now, winning bronze in the individual event in the 2018 Asian Games along with a gold in the team event with Saso.


She has been golfing since her father brought her along to his weekend golf sessions and her journey has come to this, aiming to bring glory to the Philippines in Tokyo 2020.


Juvic Pagunsan


Another golfer for the Philippines, Pagunsan is the senior player compared to Saso and Pagdanganan. He has been playing professionally in the Japan Tour since way back in 2006 and has garnered 11 professional wins in the tour.


Pagunsan qualified via international rankings and here’s hoping he swings his way to victory for the Philippines.


Nesthy Petecio


Another female boxer flying the flag of the Philippines is Nesthy Petecio. She has been training with the national team since she was 15 years old and she won many gold medals along her journey to the Olympics which she qualified for at the same time as Paalam.


The Davaoeña hopes to add another gold to her coffer in the Olympics and it’s safe to say that that will be the sweetest victory of them all.


Remedy Rule


Rule and Luke Gebbie were the last athletes to qualify for the Olympics and they are both strong bets for the Philippines. Rule is based in the United States and competed for the University of Texas Longhorns in the NCAA.


She has been competing for the Philippines since 2019 and has since earned numerous medals including two silvers in the 2019 SEA Games.


Yuka Saso


Saso needs no introduction as she has brought golf to the national spotlight by winning tournaments at such a young age. She won gold in the 2018 Asian Games and has been on a steady rise in popularity since then.


She is a contender for the Philippines this Tokyo 2020 and here’s hoping she will have a strong showing in the golf course.


Kiyomi Watanabe


One athlete who will have a short trip to Tokyo will be Kiyomi Watanabe as the Filipino-Japanese judoka is already based in Japan. The Cebu born Watanabe qualified for the Olympics via continental quota.


She has been representing the Philippines since 2011 and has bagged numerous medals since then including dominating her event in the SEA Games getting gold in the 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2019 editions of the games.


Jayson Valdez


Philippine air rifle shooter Valdez is hoping to shoot his shot this Olympics by performing well in his events. His qualification for the Olympics is a dream come true for the Manila based shooter.


He has a great support system in his father, also an avid shooter, and Philippine legend Tac Padilla. The Filipino fans will also surely be in the corner of Valdez this coming Tokyo 2020.


Carlos Yulo


This article was listed in alphabetical order to highlight how all the athletes are of equal footing but it seems funnily ironic that the last entry is possibly the face of all the Philippine Olympians in Tokyo.


Yulo burst on to the national consciousness by becoming the first ever Filipino world champion in gymnastics by winning gold in the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championship held in Stuttgart.


The 21-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top and he hopes to add olympic gold to his laundry list of achievements in his young career.


All these athletes deserve the support of every Filipino. The Covid-19 pandemic has made us all wait for one more year for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but the wait is now over and it is time to spur on our champions to conquer the world.

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