(1st UPDATE) Javelin thrower Cendy Asusano takes on the flag-bearing role in the Paris Paralympics closing ceremony, replacing young para swimmer Angel Otom in a ‘last-minute decision’
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Asusano’s selection came just hours after Philippine Paralympic team chef de mission Ral Rosario initially announced thatA native of Sorsogon, Asusano notched the highest finish out of the Philippines’in the Games at fourth, just a spot short of a medal, prompting officials to make the “last-minute decision” to replace the 21-year-old Otom.
“We made a last-minute decision that it would be Asusano and not Angel Mae Otom would be the standard bearer at the closing ceremonies,” said Rosario in a released statement. Otom, the pride of Olongapo City, also made a gallant challenge for a medal in the final of the women’s 50m butterfly S5 on Friday, September 6, as she ran fourth in the first half of the race before she ended up at fifth.
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