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Olympic boxing bronze medalist Aira Villegas is eyeing another trip to the Olympics as she still wants to get a gold medal.Villegas settled for bronze in the women's 50kg event as she fell to Turkish boxer Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics .In an Unang Hirit interview on Friday, Villegas said she remains focused on winning an Olympic gold as she plans to compete again in the Summer Games in Los Angeles in four years time.
The sport of boxing, however, needs to have an organization accredited by the International Olympic Committee to be included in the Los Angeles Olympics programme.Meanwhile, Villegas returned to her hometown Tacloban City on Thursday where she was warmly welcomed as well."Sobrang happy po kasi grabe ang support ng mga kababayan ko. Kahit mga bata po, grabe makikita ko sa daan, kahit umuulan, lumalabas sila ng bahay," Villegas said.
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