Carlo Paalam reacts after reserving a ticket to the Paris Olympics.–Picture screengrabbed from the Olympic Video games’ Twitter
BANGKOK—Carlo Paalam may need gone via a circuitous route again to the Olympics, however felt excessive aid to reach at his desired vacation spot.
Paalam punched his method to the 2024 Paris Olympics late Saturday night after pulling off a unanimous resolution win over India’s Sachin Sachin within the semifinal of the lads’s 57kg division on the World Boxing Olympic Qualification.
“I’ve gone via so much and it feels so good now that I’m again within the Olympics,” Paalam instructed the Inquirer in Filipino after receiving his Olympic qualifying ticket from the organizers whereas carrying his 11-month-old daughter.
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Carlo Paalam books his ticket to the Paris Olympics with a unanimous resolution over India’s Sachin Sachin on the World Olympic Qualification Event in Bangkok #roadtoparis2024 pic.twitter.com/ZQBfa0wqP2
— June Navarro (@junavINQ) June 1, 2024
The Tokyo Olympics silver medalist didn’t make it via the continental door within the Asian Video games in Hangzhou, China final yr and likewise missed the journey going to Paris within the first World Olympic Qualification in Busto Arsizio, Italy two months in the past.
He made positive none of these setbacks would transpire once more.
“It was a tough route for Carlo, however he proved himself worthy on his return journey to the Olympics,” stated Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, who cheered from the stands together with Affiliation of Boxing Alliances within the Philippines chairman Ricky Vargas.
Celebrating with them along with a small group of Filipino supporters have been POC secretary basic Atty. Wharton Chan and Abap secretary basic Marcus Manalo.
With solely three Olympic berths accessible in his division, Paalam got here a good distance after toppling 4 opponents previous to surviving Sachin in his most important match of all.
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Paalam will accompany fellow boxers Eumir Marcial, Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio within the French capital in July.
Hergie Bacyadan might make it 5 Filipino boxers within the French capital in July with a victory on Sunday in opposition to Venezuela’s Maryelis Yriza within the quarterfinals of the ladies’s 75kg division on the Indoor Stadium Huamark.
“I hope Hergie might be a part of them tomorrow (Sunday),” stated Vargas, whose affiliation might rewrite historical past by sending 5 boxers to the Olympics.
The native boxing federation despatched 4 boxers within the earlier 2020 Olympics in Tokyo with Petecio and Paalam bringing dwelling silver medals and Marcial bagging a bronze.
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Paalam, who turned the 14th Filipino to qualify to Paris, discovered the taller Sachin a simple goal, delivering rapid-fire punches on a number of events that caught the Indian unexpectedly.
The 25-year-old pleasure of Talakag, Bukidon hardly yielded within the remaining spherical and repeatedly engaged his foe regardless of main in all scorecards after two rounds.
