
After Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam settled for a silver medal on August 7, following his loss against Great Britain's Galal Yafai, local personalities showed their support for our Olympic bets.
Faith Da Silva reposted this artwork of the Olympics logo spelling out the word "babae" and featuring female Olympic athletes Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, Margielyn Diaz, and Yuka Saso.
Similarly, Kapuso actress Klea Pineda reposted a quote honoring athletes who challenged gender stereotypes.
Celebrities Jason Abalos, Gabbi Garcia, John Vic de Guzman, and Gil Cuerva congratulated Carlo Paalam for taking home a silver medal for the country.
Grabe puso! #carlopaalam
-- jason abalos (@thejasonabalos) August 7, 2021
SILVER FOR CARLO PAALAM!!! Congratulations!!! We are so proud of you!! 🥳✨ #TokyoOlympics https://t.co/Kd3osvtJ9x
-- Gabbi Garcia ♡ (@gabbi) August 7, 2021
Wow Yafai was impressive. Really good. Have to give credit where credit is due.
-- Gil Cuerva (@gilcuerva) August 7, 2021
Great fight, and so proud of Carlo Paalam 🙏 Still brought honor and glory to our country ❤️🇵🇭
At this writing, the Philippines finished has received a 1-2-1 gold-silver-bronze medal haul, a gold medal from Hidilyn Diaz for Women's 55kg Weightlifting, a silver medal from Nesthy Petecio for Women's Featherweight Boxing, another silver medal from Carlo Paalam for Men's Flyweight Boxing, and a bronze medal from Eumir Marcial for Men's Middleweight Boxing.
Here are the other heroic athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.